Sawai Jai Singh II founded the city of Jaipur in which year?

Explanation

Jaipur is dated to 1727 CE because Rajasthan Tourism traces the city's origins to that year, when Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amber, established it. This matches the standard account in the question explanation: Sawai Jai Singh II founded Jaipur, and Vidyadhar Bhattacharya planned the city using principles of Vastu Shastra and Shilpa Shastra. The official source also supports Vidyadhar Bhattacharya's role, noting that he used established Vastu Shastra principles to build the city. Therefore, the date asked in the MCQ is not tied to later Jaipur monuments or later rulers; it is the founding year of the planned city itself.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) 1810 CE is too late for Jaipur's founding, since the official account places the city's origin in 1727 CE under Jai Singh II.
• (B) 1756 CE does not match the stated founding year; Jaipur had already been established in 1727 CE.
• (C) 1699 CE predates the cited founding of Jaipur, which Rajasthan Tourism traces to 1727 CE.

Concept

This tests the Rajasthan history theme of planned urban centres and Kachwaha rule. RAS often asks such date-founder-location links because Jaipur's founding connects political history with architecture and town planning.

Source

• Rajasthan Tourism

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