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Amir-ul-Umara Mirza Raja Jai Singh I | |
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27th Raja of Amber | |
Raja of Amber | |
Reign | 13 December 1621 – 28 August 1667 |
Predecessor | Bhau Singh |
Successor | Ram Singh I |
Born | Amber, Kingdom of Amber (present-day Rajasthan, India) | 15 July 1611
Died | 28 August 1667 Burhanpur, Khandesh subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India) | (aged 56)
Spouse | Rathorji (Jodhawatji) Mrig Kanwarji d.of Sur Singh of Marwar
Jadonji Anand Kanwarji d.of Raja Mukund Das of Karauli Chandrawatji Roop Kanwarji of Rampura Rathorji (Bikawatji) Har Kanwarji d.of Kunwar Kishan Singh and grand-daughter of Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner Chauhanji Raj Kanwarji |
Issue | Ram Singh I
Kirat Singh Hari Singh Vijay Singh Bal Singh |
Father | Yuvraj Maha Singh[1] |
Mother | Sisodiniji Damyanti Deiji d.of Kunwar Shakti Singh and grand-daughter of Maharana Udai Singh II of Mewar |
Religion | Hinduism |
Mirza Raja Jai Singh I (15 July 1611 – 28 August 1667) was the senior most general ("Mirza Raja") and a high ranking mansabdar at the imperial court of Mughal Empire as well as the Kachwaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur). His predecessor was his grand uncle, Mirza Raja Bhau Singh, the younger son of Mirza Raja Man Singh I.