
Amber (Amer) is situated about 11 kilometers from Jaipur and was the seat of the ruling Kachhawa kings, before they created Jaipur.

Strangely enough the palace of the Queen, now houses the huge display of the Rajput weaponry.
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Indian2rism.com - Jaipur - Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan state in west India. The second largest Indian state of Rajasthan is a land of contrasts – the Thar Desert, mountains, man- made and holy lakes, forests and jungles, impregnable fortresses and magnificent palaces, of warrior kings and princes, saints and mystics, Rajputs and Mughals.