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Jai Singh I

1611–1667 · 17th century · Also known as Mirza Raja Jai Singh

Jai Singh I, known as Mirza Raja, was the Kachwaha ruler of Amber in Rajasthan from 1621 and one of the leading generals of the Mughal Empire. Serving Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb, he forced the Maratha leader Shivaji to accept the Treaty of Purandar in 1665 and then led an unsuccessful campaign against the Bijapur Sultanate in 1665–1666. He died at Burhanpur in 1667.

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