SJ
Sawai 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.
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Rulers, reformers, philosophers, founders — the figures whose lives shape India's record.
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Astronomer-king who founded the planned city of Jaipur (1727) and built the Jantar Mantar observatories — one of 18th-century India's greatest intellects.
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Afghan sultan who ousted Humayun, built the Grand Trunk Road, and introduced the silver rupee.
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The greatest Mughal emperor — builder, administrator, and patron of religious pluralism who unified much of the subcontinent.
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The last Great Mughal who expanded the empire to its greatest extent but whose austere policies and endless wars hastened its decline.
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Timurid prince and founder of the Mughal Empire, who defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526.
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Beloved empress whose death inspired Shah Jahan to build the Taj Mahal, the world's greatest monument to love.
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Fifth Mughal Emperor who built the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, and Jama Masjid — the architect-emperor of the Mughal Golden Age.
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