Sawai Jai Singh II(1688 – 1743)
Jai Singh II
Astronomer-king who founded the planned city of Jaipur (1727) and built the Jantar Mantar observatories — one of 18th-century India's greatest intellects.
What you need to know
- Born 3 November 1688; became Raja of Amber at age 11 in 1699
- Title 'Sawai' (one and a quarter) given by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb for his intelligence
- Founded Jaipur in 1727 — one of world's first planned cities
- Built Jantar Mantar observatories in Delhi, Jaipur, Mathura, Ujjain, Varanasi
- Invited European astronomers and Jesuit priests to his court
- Died 21 September 1743; left a prosperous and architecturally magnificent kingdom
Facts at a glance
- Born
- Died
- Gender
- MALE
- Religion
- HINDUISM
- Type
- RULER
Details
- Born
- 3 November 1688
- Died
- 21 September 1743, Jaipur
- Reign
- 1699–1743, Amber/Jaipur
- Title
- Sawai (= 1.25, meaning he was 1.25x greater than ordinary men)
- Founded
- Jaipur (1727)
- Observatories
- Jantar Mantar in 5 cities (Delhi, Jaipur, Mathura, Ujjain, Varanasi)
- UNESCO
- Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2019)