Jaipur (Earlier Known as Jeypore)
or former Dhundhar state is named after its founder
Maharaja Jai Singh II (1693-1743), who came to power at the
age of 12 founded and ruled Jaipur form 1727. Even though
28 kings ruled for six centuries at Amber, today Jaipur is
much better known where only ten Maharajas have sat on the
throne over the last two hundred and fifty years -- and the
eleventh east while ruler now leads the Kachhawahas. This
has as much to do with the grand vision of Sawai Jai Singh
II who founded Jaipur as with the British who began the custom
of calling the states by the names of their capitals.
Brief of the Jaipur State:
Area: 40,407 km2
State: Rajasthan
Dynasty: Kachhawa (Rajawat clan)
Revenue: 14,343,000Rs (1931)
Population: 2,631,775 (1931)
The Kings Who ruled Jaipur after
Sawai Jai Singh II were:
Jai Singh II (Founded Jaipur)
1727-1793
Ishwari Singh. 1743-1750
Madao Singh I 1751-1768
Prithvi Singh 1768-1778
Pratap Singh 1778-1803
Jagat Singh 1803-1819
Jai Singh III 1820-1835
Ram Singh II 1835-1880
Madao Singh II 1880-1922
Man Singh II 1922-1949
Brigadier Bhawani Singh. 1970-
Jai Singh II was supremely
talented - politically, intellectually and on the battlefield,
he was known as the warrior-astronomer. In 1696 he had earned
the title of 'Sawai' meaning 'One and a Quarter' (Intelligence)
from emperor Aurangzeb after the emperor was impressed by
his wit and pluck , a title which was proudly borne by all
of Jai Singh's descendants.
 The
Kingdom of Kachhawahas spread a lot in all sphere, eventually
encompassing a large area which abutted the kingdoms of Mewar
(Udaipur region) and Marwar (Jodhpur region). The history
of Kachhawahas can be traced back to Duleh Rai , son of Sodh
Dev, the Kachhawaha ruler of Narwar (Near Gwalior), migrated
to Dausa.
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