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Kachwaha Rajput

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history of Amer

  • Amer: Amer Palace
    In Amer

    …of the state of the Kachwaha Rajputs (warrior rulers of the historical region of Rajputana) in the 12th century and for 600 years continued to be a political centre. Its name is derived from Ambarisha, the king of Ayodhya; its full name was Ambarikhanera, but that was later contracted to…

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  • India
    In India: Rajasthan in the 18th century

    …Rajput principality controlled by the Kachwaha clan. From the 16th century the Kachwahas had been subordinate to the Mughals and had, as a consequence, gradually managed to consolidate their hold over the region around Amber in the course of the 17th century. The crucial role played in high Mughal politics…

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