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Jai
Singh's city of JAIPUR, founded in 1727 |
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*MAP*
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Section 6, top margin B-C, left
margin b |
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The fort of Amber (with its
hilltop extension called Jaigarh), first seized by the Kachwaha
Rajputs in 1037, was the key to defending and controlling the area
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Amber's interior architecture has
developed
over the centuries; the fort was rebuilt and augmented by Akbar's
general
Raja Man Singh (1540-1614) |
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One
more fort, Nahargarh, added by Jai Singh, also overlooks the town
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The town of Jaipur itself was
founded in
1727 by the remarkable Jai Singh (r.1699-1743) (*wiki*),
who was not only one of Aurangzeb's generals, but also had serious
scientific
interests |
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