Sawai Jai Singh II
Topic: Regional Resistance: Rajputs, Ahoms, Sikhs · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Sawai Jai Singh II was the Kachhwaha Rajput ruler of Amber (r. 1699–1743). He served as a Mughal noble while the empire was getting weaker. He is remembered for town planning and for his deep interest in astronomy, the study of stars and planets. He founded the planned city of Jaipur in 1727.
Example
He built five astronomical observatories called Jantar Mantars, at Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura. They have huge stone instruments for telling time and tracking the stars. The Jaipur Jantar Mantar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Don't confuse with
- Mirza Raja Jai Singh I: an earlier Kachhwaha ruler and Mughal general under Aurangzeb, who made Shivaji sign the Treaty of Purandar in 1665.
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- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Jaipur City