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India: Maharaja Jai Singh of Amber, Rajasthan (r. 1621-1667) and Maharaja Gaj Singh of Marwar, Rajasthan (r. 1619-1638), c. 1630

India: Maharaja Jai Singh of Amber, Rajasthan (r. 1621-1667) and Maharaja Gaj Singh of Marwar, Rajasthan (r. 1619-1638), c. 1630

Mirza Raja Jai Singh (July 15, 1611 – August 28, 1667) was a senior general ('Mirza Raja') of the Mughal Empire and a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur). His father was Maha Singh the Raja of Garha, and his mother was Damayanti, a princess of Mewar.

Maharaja Gaj Singh I of the Rathore Dynasty was the first ruler of Marwar to take the title 'maharaja'.

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