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==History== | ==History== | ||
'''Amber''' was a [[Meena]] state that replaced [[Khoh]] as the capital of [[Dhundhar]] after Kakil Deo, the son of [[Dulha Rai]], defeated the Meenas.<ref>{{cite book|title=Jaigarh, the Invincible Fort of Amber| year=1990 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkBuAAAAMAAJ&q=Khoh|page=18|publisher=RBSA Publishers, 1990| isbn=9788185176482 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Jaipur: Gem of India| date=7 July 2016 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5tCeDAAAQBAJ&q=khoh|page=24|publisher=IntegralDMS, 2016| isbn=9781942322054 }}</ref> | |||
Much of the present structure known as [[Amber Fort]] is actually the palace built by [[Raja Man Singh|Raja Man Singh I]] who ruled from 1590 to 1614 AD. The palace | The state of Jaipur was earlier known as [[Amer, India|Amber]] or Dhundhar and was controlled by Meena chiefs of five different tribes who were under suzerainty of the Bargurjar Rajput Raja of Deoti. Later a [[Kachhwaha]] prince Dulha Rai destroyed the sovereignty of Meenas and also defeated Bargurjars of Deoli and took Dhundhar fully under Kachwaha rule.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Jadunath |author-link=Jadunath Sarkar |title=A History of Jaipur: C. 1503–1938 |publisher=Orient Longman Limited |pages=23,24 |year=1994 |orig-year=1984 |isbn=81-250-0333-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0oPIo9TXKcC&pg=PA23 }}</ref> | ||
Much of the present structure known as [[Amber Fort]] is actually the palace built by [[Akbar|Mughal Emperor Akbar]]'s [[Navaratnas]] [[Raja Man Singh|Raja Man Singh I]] who ruled from 1590 to 1614 AD. The palace includes several spectacular buildings, such as the [[Diwan-i-Khas (Red Fort)|Diwan-i-Khas]], and the elaborately painted Ganesh Pole built by the renowned warlord Mirza Raja [[Jai Singh I]] (Man Singh I's grandson). The old and original fort of Amber, dating from earlier Rajas or the Mair or Maidh period, is what is known in the present day as Jaigarh Fort, which was actually the main defensive structure rather than the palace itself. The two structures are interconnected by a series of encompassing fortifications.{{cn|date=December 2021}} | |||
Amber was capital of the [[Kachwaha]] until 1727 when the ruler of Amber, Sawai [[Jai Singh II]] founded a capital Jainagara ([[Jaipur]]), named after him, about nine kilometers south of Amber. After the founding of this new town, the royal palace and houses of prominent persons were shifted to Jaipur. The priests of [[Shila Devi]] temple, who were [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[Brahmins]], continued to live in the fort (to this date), while the Jaigarh fort above the palace also remained heavily garrisoned. The capital of Kachwaha was supplanted by the modern city of Jaipur, which is the capital of the [[Rajasthan]] state in India.{{cn|date=December 2021}} | Amber was capital of the [[Kachwaha]] until 1727 when the ruler of Amber, Sawai [[Jai Singh II]] founded a capital Jainagara ([[Jaipur]]), named after him, about nine kilometers south of Amber. After the founding of this new town, the royal palace and houses of prominent persons were shifted to Jaipur. The priests of [[Shila Devi]] temple, who were [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[Brahmins]], continued to live in the fort (to this date), while the Jaigarh fort above the palace also remained heavily garrisoned. The capital of Kachwaha was supplanted by the modern city of Jaipur, which is the capital of the [[Rajasthan]] state in India.{{cn|date=December 2021}} | ||
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