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Under the Mauryans (320 BC - 185 BC)
By 320 BC, Chandragupta Maurya had established the famous Mauryan dynasty, he soon extended his empire to include most parts of the Indian subcont...
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The Malava Tribe (150 BC - 350 AD)
A set of Malava tribes migrated from Punjab because of regular Indo-Greek invasions when the Mauryan empire had become weak. They settled in the s...
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Imperial Guptas (350 AD - 500 AD)
The Gupta empire was founded in 320 CE by Chandragupta I in northern Bihar and extended till Allahabad on the east. It was his son Samudragupta wh...
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The Gurjara-Pratiharas Dynasty (550 AD - 945 AD)
After the fall of the Gupta Empire in north India, a new dyanasty arose near Jodhpur named Gurjara-Pratiharas founded by Harichandra and which occ...
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The Chahamana Rajputs (945 AD - 1192 AD)
The Chahamana dynasty of Shakambhari (Sambhar in Jaipur) is believed to have been started around the early 7th century in the present Sambhar regi...
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The Kachwahas of Amer (1037 AD - 1947 AD)
The Kachwaha Rajputs displaced the Meena chief from Amer (also known as Amber), 11 kms from Jaipur and established their Rajput kingdom here in 10...
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Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II (1699 AD - 1743 AD)
In 1700, at the age of 11, Sawai Jai Singh succeeded his father as ruler of the small Rajasthani state of Amber. By the time of his death, he had ...
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Books
Jaipur 10 Easy Walks
Building Jaipur: The Making of an Indian City
Jaipur Nama: Tales from the Pink City
Jaipur Quilts
History of the Jaipur City
The Panorama of Jaipur Paintings
A History of Jaipur
Jaipur City Palace
Cuisine
Ghewar
Gatte Ki Sabzi
Rajasthani Laal Maas
Lashun-Ki-Chutney
Bajre Ki Roti
Baati
Kadhi
Crafts
Blue Pottery
Bandhej and Leheriya
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