Jaipur

Jaipur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It headquarters a district of the same name.

The soil is rocky and sandy, but there is much irrigation; copper, iron, and cobalt are found, enamelled gold ware and salt are manufactured.

Formerly, it was a native state in Rajputana and has been under British protection from 1818 to 1947, when India became independent. The state was loyal at the Mutiny in 1857. Jaipur was its capital city and was the handsomest town in India, having a State college and a school of art and doing business is chiefly banking and exchange.

Nearby pages
Jaipur District, Jaipur Lok Sabha Constituency, Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha Constituency, Jairampur, Jaisalmer District