Jaipur (State)
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JAIPUR
Jaipur did not have official state arms, but the state used the arms of the ruling Maharadja.
Maharadja Ram Singh II (1851-1880) was granted an achievement western style in 1877:
The arms are - as those of all Rajput princes - five-coloured. The meaning of the sun I do not know.
The motto, 'Jato dharma stato jaya' translates as 'Foundation is the law, victory the fruit' and means : where there is righteousness there is victory or the righteous is always victorious.
The crest is a 'kuchnar'-tree. The supporters are a tiger and a horse. The tiger may refer to the Rajas of Amber. The horse may refer to the Rajput cavalry, which was famous all over India and extremely skilled. The Rajput army was almost entirely composed of cavalry, and were powerful enough that they were able to keep the Muslim forces in check for many years.
Maharadja Madhu Singh II (1880-1922) used a sun in a round shiled and a lion and horse as supporters.
Maharadja Man Singh II (1922-1949) adopted complex quartered arms:
The arms could be blazoned as:
Arms: : 1. A zebu proper in a green field; 2. Sûrja and Aruna, proper; 3. Vert an elephant proper; 4. Vert, the castle of Amber on a hill Argent.
Crest: On a royal crown, Lord Krishna and his girlfriend, proper.
Supporters: D.: A lion proper; S.: A horse Argent, saddled and bridled Gules.
Order: The collar and jewel of the Order of the Star of India.
Motto: YATO DHARMASTATO JAYAH.
Mantle: Gules, fringed and tasseled Or and four pennons and two flags of the national colours barry of five Gules, Or, Argent, Vert and Azure. The base charged with two field-guns.
In the fourties the achievement was changed:
Arms: 1. Gules, a rearing grey-horse before a sun radiant in dexter chief; 2. Or, an eagle displayed grasping a snake proper; 3. Argent an elephant's head guardant proper; 4. Azure, a two-towered castle proper.
Crest: On a Rajput helmet lambrequined Gules and Or, a sun in splendour.
Supporters: A lion guardant and a grey-horse harnessed proper.
Motto: YATO DHARMASTATO JAYAH.
Compartment: Around the shield is a blue border with golden edges, and in base are four lotus-flowers and leaves all proper.
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Literature : Information provided by Theo van der Zalm, Wageningen, the Netherlands and Aniruddha Pal, India; http://www.rode-leeuw.nl/