9 6 0 1 FO RT S A ND PA LAC ES OF RA JAS TH AN P ho to gr a ph s and N ot e s by Dr . St e ph en Ma rk el ACSAA Color Slide Project Pro fessor Walte r M. S pink, Direct or Th is se t d oc ume nts t he spe ct acu lar f ort s a nd pa lac es of Ra ja sth an. Th e sit es co ver ed ar e A mbe r, Ja ipu r, Jo dhp ur , J ais al mer , a nd Ud aip ur . D at es f o r th e m on um e nt s gen er al l y fo l lo w th o se p r op os ed by G . H . R. T i l l o t s o n , Th e Raj put P ala ces : The De ve lop men t of an Ar chi tec tu ral S t yl e , 1 4 50 - 1 7 50 (N ew H a ve n and L on d on : Yal e Un i ve rs i ty P re s s, 1 9 87 ) a n d G. H . R. Ti l l o t s o n , Th e Tra dit io n o f I nd ian Ar ch ite ctu re : Co nt inu ity , Co nt rov ers y and Ch an ge sin ce 18 50 (New Haven and London: Ya le Un ive rs ity Pr es s, 198 9) . G ene al ogi cal i nfo rma ti on mai nl y d e r i v e d fr o m Ja m e s To d , An na ls and A nti qui ti es of Ra jas tha n: or th e Central and Western Rai put States of India, 3 v o l s . (L o n d o n , 18 2 9 - 3 2 ; ed . Wil lia m Cro oke , Lon don : Oxf ord U niv ers it y P res s, 19 20; r epr int e d. , De l hi : Mot il al Ba na r si da ss , 1 97 1 ). D ia c ri ti c al m ar k s ha v e be en om it ted fr om th e f ol low ing e ntr ies . AM BE R/J AIP UR GE NEA LO GY Prithviraj (r. 1502-24); Bahar Mal (r. 1548-74); Bhagwan Das (r. 1574-90); Man Singh (r. 1590-1614); Bhao Singh (r.1615-21); Maha Singh (r. 1621-23); [Mirza Raja] Jai Singh I (r. 1623-67); Ram Singh (r. 1667-89); Bishen Singh (r. 1689-99); [Sawai] Jai Singh II ( r. 1 69 9 -1 73 4 ); I sh w ar S i ng h (r . 1 74 3 -5 0) ; Madho S i n g h I ( r . 17 5 0 67); Prithvi Singh (r. 1767-78); Pratap Singh (r. 1778-1803); J ag at Singh (r. 1803-18); Jai Singh III (r. 1818-35); Ram Singh (r. 1835 80); Madho Singh II (r. 1880-1922); Man Singh II (r. 1922-47); B h aw a n i S i n g h (p re s e n t) . 9 6 0 1 Jai pur en virons , Ambe r Pala ce, fo unded under Man Si ngh - co mp let ed un der Ja i Sin gh II , c . 1 59 2 - c . 17 2 5 , Ea s t fa c e , g en er al vi ew 9 6 0 2 J ai pu r env ir o ns , Am b er P a la ce , c. 15 9 2 - c . 17 2 5 , We s t fa c e , gen eral v iew fr om Sou thwest at Ja igarh 9 6 0 3 Ja ip ur env ir ons , A mb er Pal ac e, Diw an -i- Am (P ubl ic Au die nce Ha ll ), 162 3- 27, So ut hwe st co rne r, ge ner al vi ew J ai pu r env ir o ns , Am b er P a la ce , Diw an - i- Am , 162 3- 2 7, W es t f ac e , 9 6 0 4 pi ll ar cap it als an d cor bel s 2 9 6 0 5 Ja ip ur e n vi r o n s, Amber P a la c e , J a i Mandir ( V i c t o r y Ch a m b e r ) , a . k . a . Sh is h Mahal ( Mi rr or P a l a c e ) or D iw an -i - Kh as ( P r i v a t e A ud ie nc e H a ll ) , c . 1 63 5- 40 , West fa ce , exterior w al l wi th inlaid g l as s de co rat ion 9 6 0 6 D e ta i l of 9 6 0 5 : win dow an d inla id gla ss dec oratio n 9 6 0 7 J ai pu r env ir o ns , Am b er P a la ce , Jai M a nd ir , c. 16 3 5- 40 , por ch , So ut hwe st co rne r, So uth fa ce , w hit e mar ble p ill ar ba se wit h flowering plants and winged insect 9 6 0 8 Det ail of 9607: flowe ring p lant a nd win ged in sect 9 6 0 9 Ja ip ur env ir ons , A mb er Pal ac e, Jai M and ir, c . 1 635 -4 0, int er ior cei ling a nd upp er nic hes, g eneral view 9 6 1 0 Ja ip ur env ir ons , A mb er Pal ac e, Jai M and ir, c . 1 635 -4 0, upp er nic he wit h inla id gla ss dec oratio n, flo wering plant and p ea co ck s 9 6 1 1 Ja ip ur env ir ons , A mb er Pal ac e, Gan es h P ol (G ane sh Ga te) , c . 16 99 - 17 25 , N or th fa ce , g en er a l vi e w 9 6 1 2 Ja ip ur env ir ons , A mb er Pal ac e, Gan es h P ol, c . 1 699 -1 725 , N or th fac e, Ent rance with G anesh seated on di al abo ve doo r Jai pur en virons , Ambe r Pala ce, Ga nesh P ol, c. 1699- 1725, North 9 6 1 3 fa ce , E ntr an ce, So ut hea st co rne r o f upp er wa ll and c eil ing Ja ip ur env ir ons , A mb er Pal ac e, Gan es h P ol, c . 1 699 -1 725 , N or th 9 6 1 4 fac e, low er Wes t bay, upper niche s and ceilin g Ja ip ur, Ci ty Pa lac e, fo und ed un der J ai Sin gh II , C ha ndr a M ah al 9 6 1 5 (Moon Palace), c. 1727-34, South face, general view Ja ip ur, Ci ty Pa lac e, Ch and ra Ma hal C how k ( Co urt ), a. k.a . P ri tam 9 6 1 6 Niw as Cho wk, c. 1727- 34, Ea st fac e, gen eral v iew Ja ip ur, Ci ty Pa lac e, Ch and ra Ma hal C how k, c. 17 27- 34 , E ast 9 6 1 7 fa ce , U ppe r Nor th jh aro ka (b alc ony ) Ja ip ur, Ci ty Pa lac e, Ch and ra Ma hal C how k, c. 17 27- 34 , E ast 9 6 1 8 fa ce , N ort h doo rwa y, No rth p ila ste r, fe mal e fig ure ( des cen da nt g u ar d i a n fi g ur e ? ) Ja ip ur, Ci ty Pa lac e, Ch and ra Ma hal C how k, c. 17 27- 34 , E ast 9 6 1 9 fa ce , N ort h doo rwa y, ce ili ng de cor at ion an d spa ndr el wi th th e g od de ss Sa ra s va ti Ja ip ur, Ci ty Pa lac e, Ch and ra Ma hal C how k, c. 17 27- 34 , E ast 9 6 2 0 fac e, Nor th doo rway, peacoc k over door 3 9 6 2 1 J a i p u r , C i t y P a l a c e , O r i g i n a l Di w a n - i - A m ( H a l l o f P u b l i c A u d i e n c e ) , a . k . a . D i w a n - i - K h a s ( H a l l o f P r i v a t e A u d i e n c e ) , c . 1 7 3 5 , S o u t h e a s t c o r n e r , g e n e r a l v i e w 9 6 2 2 Jaipur, City Palace, Diwan-i-Am Chowk, c.