Detailed answer

The Kachwahas. They were inside the Mughal system earlier and more fully than Mewar. Amber explains Jaipur. The fort is older than the pink city. Man Singh could command a Mughal army at Haldighati because Amber’s politics were not Pratap’s politics.

Amber Fort in the hills, then the planned city of Jaipur on the plain. The region is often called Dhundhar. Amber is a 2013 UNESCO component. The city Jai Singh founded holds the 2010 Jantar Mantar inscription. They are two listings.

Dhundhar, Amber and Jaipur are nested names, not three unrelated states. Shekhawati is a Kachwaha region to the north, not the capital.

Important information

• Kachwaha, Amber then Jaipur 1727, Man Singh with the Mughals in 1576, Jai Singh II the founder. UNESCO: Amber 2013, Jantar Mantar 2010.

Tips

• Dhundhar, Amber and Jaipur are nested names, not three unrelated states. Shekhawati is a Kachwaha region to the north, not the capital.

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.
• UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Hill Forts of Rajasthan, inscribed 2013. Components: Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore, Gagron, Amber and Jaisalmer.
• UNESCO World Heritage Centre — The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, inscribed 2010. It is not the Hill Forts listing.