Maharaja Jai Singh II built Jaipur city. He was a Kachhwaha Rajput, who ruled from 1699-1744. he earned title of Maharaja in 1707 and Sawai in 1713. He was supremely talented - politically, intellectually and on the battlefield, he was known as the warrior-astronomer.
He found Jaipur city in 1727. His capital was Amber, which is situated 11 kms out of Jaipur on the Delhi to Jaipur road. Later increase in population and growing scarcity of water he shift his capital city to jaipur.
Jaipur was first city in India to be deliberately and logically planned before construction by vidyadhar Bhattacharya, Jaipur was built in eight years using an ancient architectural principle known as Shilpa Shastra. Protected by high, perfectly straight walls, the city was divided into nine sections reflecting the nine divisions of the universe as laid out in the Hindu horoscope. The meticulous planning, the right combination of commerce and beauty, the introduction of revolutionary ideas like uniform shops, wide roads neatly dividing the various living quarters (mohallas) and proper sanitation, attracted visitors from all over the world.Jaipur is known as the Pink City for the colour of the plaster used to cover the walls of many of the temples, forts, palaces and buildings in the old section of the city.For More Detail You can find on this site http://www.jaipur.org.uk/history.html
