Dhundhar

Jaipur was one of the princely states of Rajputs in present-day Rajasthan and is named after the new capital, founded in 1727, Jaipur.

The principality was founded in 1093 by the Rajput dynasty of Kachhawa and was first called Dhundhar, from the 14th century to 1727 by the then capital of Amber. Since the 16th century, the Rajas vassals of the Great Mughals of Delhi were. Raja Bhagwan Das ( 1574-89 ) was - although a Hindu - Supreme Commander ( Amir al - Umara ) of the Army of the Great Mogul. Jai Singh II (1699-1743) was raised to the Maharaja. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1618-1707) was impressed by Jai Singh's sharp mind and granted him the title Sawai ( " a whole and a quarter " ) to bring the size of the expression. Jai Singh was the award righteous, he distinguished himself in politics, science and warfare, showed particular interest in astronomy and demonstrated extraordinary passion for symmetry. He made ​​the decision to move his capital from the cramped hills of Amber to the south. In less than eight years, the city was built. The plans for the City Palace and Jantar Mantar, the largest stone observatory in the world, go back to him. After 43 years Jai Singh's government extremely fertile, there were inevitable disputes over succession, because he had sired with 28 wives and concubines numerous four children. The princely state was in chaos and lost large parts of its territory to the Maratha and Jat States.

Great Britain also used the internal Rajput scramble for his own gain power to forge alliances and to prevent unwanted conflicts. After the end of the third Marathenkrieges Jaipur became a British protectorate on April 25, 1819. Jaipur's rulers held contrary to the neighbors in Delhi and Agra, the British loyalty.

Jaipur from 1904 to 1950 had a separate state with its own postal stamps. The state in 1941 had an area of ​​40,177 km ² and population of 3 million. On March 30, 1949 Jaipur joined the Confederacy Rajasthan, on 7 April 1949, the connection to India was completed. On November 1, 1956, the princely state was dissolved.