The Amer Fort (Amber Fort) Area

 palace, fortification

Granted the title of Amir ul-Umara by the Mughal Emperor.


25. Farzand Mirza Raja Shri Man Singh I Bahadur
Raja of Amber
Reigned 1590 to 1614


Raja Man Singh I became a general in Emperor Akbar's military. One of the famous battles fought by Maharaja Man Singh I was against Maharana Pratap of Mewar (Udaipur).


Raja Man Singh I was granted the personal title of Mirza Raja by Emperor Akbar.


26. Amir ul-Umara Mirza Raja
Shri Bhao Singh Bahadur, Raja of Amber
Reigned 1614 to 1621


Granted the personal title of Amir ul-Umara and Mirza Raja


27. Umdat ul-Umara Mirza Raja
Shri Jai Singh I Bahadur, Raja of Amber
Reigned 1622 to 1667


Granted the personal title of Mirza Raja by Emperor Shah Jahan.


28. Raja Ram Singh I Bahadur, Raja of Amber
Reigned 1667 to 1689

The fort-palace Amer, 11 km from Jaipur is a fascinating blend of Hindu and Muslim architecture. Built in the 16th and early 17th centuries by Raja Man Singh and his successor Jai Singh I, it sprawls dramatically on a hillside overlooking the Maotha Lake. The white marble and red sandstone complex has some interesting apartments of a kind found nowhere else.
The stunning Sheesh Mahal in the Jai Mandir, the Jas Mandir, Sukh Niwas and the shimmering gateway Ganesh Pol, justify the ten-minute climb up the hill. The less energetic can make the journey riding a caparisoned elephant, in the manner of former kings and queens.