Sawai Jai Singh-II, Or Aurangzeb
SAWAI JAI SINGH DIVTIYA ( II ) (1700 – 1743 ) : -
1700 AD in the name of Bishan Singh's son Vijay Singh Sawai Jai Singh II. I became the ruler of Amer.
Which was given the title of 'Sawai' by Aurangzeb.
After Aurangzeb's death Sawai Jai Singh, Prince Muazzam (Bahadur Shah) won in the succession struggle, but Jai Singh had supported Azam, due to which Emperor Muazzam (Bahadur Shah) made Jai Singh's younger brother the ruler of Amer.
And Amer was named 'Mominabad'.
AURANGZEB ( ORAGJEB ) : -
Annoyed at snatching the kingdom of Amer, Sawai Jai Singh tried to get the help of Mewar and Jodhpur to regain the kingdom, but before that Diwan Ramchandra and the Kachchhwaha Sardars declared Jai Singh's possession of Amer.
Sawai Jai Singh increased the power of the Marathas. In order to organize the Rajput rulers against the Bhilwara, on July 17, 1734, at a place named Hurda. Maharana Jagat Singh II of Udaipur called a conference of the rulers of Rajputana, in which an agreement of cooperation was reached but it could not be followed.
Sawai Jaisingh in 1727 AD. Established Jayanagar (Jaipur), its architect Pt. Vidyadhar Bhattacharya was there. Sawai Jaisingh got observatories (Jantar-Mantar) constructed in Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Banaras and Mathura. Out of these, Jantar Mantar located in Jaipur has been given the status of World Heritage by UNESCO on July 30, 2010.
Sawai Jaisingh made a pure table of constellations 'Jij Muhammadshahi' and composed 'Jaisingh Karika' (astrology book).
Sawai Jaisingh's courtier Pundrik Ratnakar composed Jaisingh Kalpadrum.
Sawai Jai Singh's biggest mistake was to intervene in the succession struggle of Bundi.
As a result of which the first arrival of Marathas took place in Rajasthan.
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