Amber State

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Amber State was a historic Rajput kingdom in present-day Rajasthan, India, that served as the earlier capital and political center of the Kachwaha rulers before the rise of Jaipur.

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Amber State canonical 4
Amber principality 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rajput state
former kingdom
associatedWith Amber Fort
Amer Fort
capital Amber
countryDuringBritishPeriod British India (as a princely state under suzerainty)
culture Rajput culture
earlierCapitalOf Kachwaha rulers
ethnicGroup Rajputs (ruling elite)
linked to: Rajputs
hasHeritageSite Amber Fort (UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Hill Forts of Rajasthan)
linked to: Amber Fort
historicalRegion Dhundhar
historicalSignificance early power center of Kachwaha Rajputs before Jaipur
integratedInto Dominion of India
knownFor Rajput architecture
hill fortifications
strategic alliance with the Mughal Empire
language Hindi (later period)
Rajasthani
locatedIn India
present-day Rajasthan
modernLocation near Jaipur
partOf Mughal Empire (as a vassal, for much of its history)
Rajputana
linked to: Rajputana Agency
politicalCenterOf Kachwaha dynasty
politicalStatus vassal of the Mughal Empire (for long periods)
predecessorOf Jaipur State
presentIn Jaipur district (modern administrative unit)
linked to: Jaipur district
region northwestern India
religion Hinduism (ruling dynasty)
ruledBy Kachwaha dynasty
Rajputs
rulingClan Kachwaha Rajputs
rulingReligion Hinduism (Kachwaha Rajputs)
successorState Jaipur State
typeOfGovernment monarchy

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jaipur State predecessor Amber State
Amer partOf Amber principality
subject linked to: town of Amer
linked to: Amber State
Kingdom of Jaipur alsoKnownAs Amber State
Kachwaha dynasty founded Amber State