However since this was an imperial road that could not be encroached on, thus the city had to be contained to the north of this line.Also, a natural ridge runs across the plain, N of the road and parallel to it, in a roughly EW alignment (with a slight deviation of15 deg. The most popular reason (spread no doubt by “Britishers” during the Raj era) is that pink is the traditional color of hospitality, and the city was freshly painted and paved with pink gravel to warmly welcome Edward VII for his visit here in 1876.CHAUPAR – It’s a square that occurs at the intersection of east west roads with three north south roads. This paper attempts to analyze various elements of urban form (i.e. A site at the South of Amber ensured greater distance from Delhi and also prevented the expansion of the city in that direction. Jaipur (/ ˈ dʒ aɪ p ʊər / ()) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan.As of 2011, the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Raja Man Singh (1590-1614) and Mirza Raja Jai Singh (1622-1667) contributed to the financial and cultural wealth of Dhoondhar through political alliance with Mughals.Sawai Jai Singh II (1700 – 1743) who outlived five Mughal emperors and tried to prop up the Mughal Empire from 1707 – (Aurangzeb’s death) to sack of Delhi by Nadir Shah (1739) established the city of Jaipur and strengthened the boundaries of Dhoondhar.Defence was an important consideration. In practical terms, the ridge too had to be accommodated.The intersection of the axes to define the Badi Chaupar (City Square).Division in to eight portions, ends of the roads marked by Gates in the City WallBut by building the western boundary of the city right up to the hill’s southern apex, it provided a continuous line of defense.The mandala could not be complete in the NW due to the presence of the hills.On the other hand in the SE an extra square has been added that plugged the gap between the city and the eastern hills.The town has around it a masonry wall, 25ft. Later the Jhotwara River in the north west was diverted through the Amani Shah Nallah and a number of canals were channelised through Brahmapuri and Jai Niwas to supply water to the city.aipur lies at a distance of about 200 miles from Delhi, 150 miles from Agra and 84 miles from Ajmer.
The capital of Dhoondar was shifted from Dausa to Amber between 1179 and 1216 AD.By the 17th century, the Kachchwaha Rajput clan became known for political clout and importance in the Mughal administration.
According to local tradition and popular bardic chronicles, Dulha/Dhola Rai (whose reign is accepted as being from 1006-1036 AD by most historians) one of the rulers of this clan, laid the foundation of Dhoondhar kingdom in 967 AD and made Dausa his capital.Kakil Dev (1036-1038) who succeeded his father Dulha Rai in 1036 AD, seized Amber from Meenas, laid the foundations of the Amber Fort and built the temple of Ambikeshwar Mahadev – one of Amber’s earliest extant monuments. Others believe Singh wanted to imitate the color of the sandstone used in the forts and palaces of his Mughal emperor-friends. Capital city of Rajasthan is located amidst the Aravali hill ranges at an altitude of about 430 m above sea level.The three main capitals of the Dhoondhar Region under the Kachchwahas – Dausa, Amber and Jaipur. The rainy season lasts from June to September. This road had to be preserved and controlled and therefore had to fall within the city’s boundariesA second road ran E to W between the Mughal cities of Agra and Ajmer and placing the new city on this already established communication line would help secure its economic success. According to local tradition and popular bardic chronicles, Dulha/Dhola Rai (whose reign is accepted as being from 1006-1036 AD by most historians) one of the rulers of this clan, laid the foundation of Dhoondhar kingdom in 967 AD and made Dausa his capital.Kakil Dev (1036-1038) who succeeded his father Dulha Rai in 1036 AD, seized Amber from Meenas, laid the foundations of the Amber Fort and built the temple of Ambikeshwar Mahadev – one of Amber’s earliest extant monuments. A road cutting the plain from N to S linking Amber,the capital to Sanganer, the principal trading town. The eastern Rajasthan, lying to the east and south east of the Aravalli divide includes the modern administrative districts of – Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Banswara, Dungarpur, Kota, Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar, Bhilwara, Ajmer, Jaipur, Tonk, Dausa, Dholpur, Karauli, Bharatpur and Alwar.From the 10th century onwards, the district referred to as Dhoondhar, formed one of the four distinguishable politico-cultural regions of Eastern Rajasthan, in addition to Mewat, Hadauti and Mewar. It is fast becoming urbanized with the cities across the countries struggling to cope with the unfolding situation. India is the second largest country in the world with a population of 1210 million (1.21billion). The climate of Jaipur city is semi- arid and average rainfall per year is 556.4 mm. built form and unbuilt spaces) of the walled city of Jaipur which results in the formation image and identity of the city. There used to be dense forest cover to the north and the east of the city.The physical constraints that informed the building of Jaipur city included the hills on the north that housed the fort of Jaigarh and the Amber palace beyond, and the hills on the east, which contained the sacred spot of Galtaji.To facilitate water supply to the new city, the Darbhavati river in the north was dammed to create the Jai Sagar and Man Sagar (that later housed the Jal Mahal) lakes. In Shastric terms, this is an ideal arrangement as declivity towards the north-east Is considered the best site. Dhoondhar region was roughly comprised of current districts of Jaipur, Dausa and Tonk, with Jaipur and Amber further constituting Dhoondhar subzone within the larger tract of Dhoondhar region.In Aryan epics, Dhoondhar region (called Matsya Desh/ Mina Wati) was the shortest trade route between north India and rich port cities of Gujarat and Malabar. The city has many historical monuments and buildings even as on today. Prof. Vrushali .V.Toraskar . high & 9ft. from the cardinal axes).