Kingdom of Amber
The Kingdom of Amber, also known as Kingdom of Dhundhar, and Jaipur State, was located in the north-eastern historic Dhundhar region of Rajputana and was ruled by the Kachwaha Rajput clan. It was established by Dulha Rai, possibly the last ruler of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty of Gwalior who migrated to Dausa and started his kingdom there with the support of Chahamanas of Shakambhari in the 12th century. Mostly through 12th to 15th century, the kingdom faced stagnation, sources were scarce. Under its ruler, Raja Chandrasen Amer became a Sisodia vassal and fought in the Battle of Khanwa under Raja Prithviraj Kachhwaha.
Kingdom of Amber | |||||||||
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Flag (c. 1699–1818)
Coat of arms
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Jaipur State within Rajputana, in the Imperial Gazetteer of India (1909) | |||||||||
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| Common languages | Dhundari, Hindi | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy (1028–1818; 1947–1949) Princely state (1818–1947) | ||||||||
| Maharaja Sawai | |||||||||
• 1128-1133 | Dulha Rai (first) | ||||||||
• 1922–1949 | Man Singh II (last) | ||||||||
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• Established | 1128 | ||||||||
• Acceded to India | 1949 | ||||||||
| Currency | Indian Rupee | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Rajasthan, Republic of India | ||||||||
Under Raja Bharmal, the kingdom heavily aligned with the Mughals and he even married his daughter to Akbar. His son and grandson Raja Bhagwant Das and Raja Man Singh I were leading generals in Akbar's army and helped him in expanding the empire. Mirza Raja Jai Singh I served under Shah Jahan and became a distinguished general. He fell out of Aurangzeb's favor when he was suspected of helping Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj escape from Mughal captivity in 1664. Sawai Jai Singh II became the ruler during the decline of the Mughal Empire .He successfully rebelled against the Mughals in 1708 to regain his confiscated kingdom. After Jai Singh's death, the kingdom was drained of its resources during the civil war amongst his sons Ishwari Singh and Madho Singh I and the Marathas caused the Kingdom to fall into economic downturn.
It became a Princely State under the English East India Company rule after signing a treaty creating a subsidiary alliance with the Company in the year 1818, after the Third Anglo-Maratha War. It acceded to the independent India in 1947 and was integrated into India by 1949. Upon integration, the ruler was granted a pension (privy purse), certain privileges, and the use of the title "Maharaja of Jaipur" by the Government of India. However, the pension, privileges, and the use of the title were ended in 1971 by the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India.