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The Jantar Mantar is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments built by Sawai Jai Singh who was a Rajput king. The title of (King) and Sawai was bestowed on him by Emperor Mohammad Shah. Jai Singh II of Amber built his new capital of Jaipur between 1727 and 1734. It is also located in Ujjain and Mathura.It is modeled after the one that he had built at the Mughal capital of Delhi.

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