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Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II, below the older palace at Amber.

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History

What do popular accounts get wrong about the 1535 attack on Chittorgarh?

Quick answer

The story that Karnavati sent a rakhi to Humayun is later telling. Do not cite it as a letter you have read. The 1535 campaign is a textbook siege, separate from 1303 and from Akbar’s siege of 1567–68.

Detailed answer

The story that Karnavati sent a rakhi to Humayun is later telling. Do not cite it as a letter you have read.

The 1535 campaign is a textbook siege, separate from 1303 and from Akbar’s siege of 1567–68.

Keep 1535 with Bahadur Shah. Do not merge it with Khalji or with Akbar.

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Tips

  • The story that Karnavati sent a rakhi to Humayun is later telling. Do not cite it as a letter you have read.

Sources

  • Standard histories used for Rajasthan examinations — Dates below are the ones commonly taught. Legends, later poems and disputed days are marked.
  • Rajasthan Legislative Assembly integration table — Used for the 1948–1956 stages. That table prints the Matsya Union as 17 March 1948. Some textbooks say 18 March.

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