Samrat Yantra

E306141

astronomical instrument heritage monument sundial

Samrat Yantra is a massive stone sundial at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, renowned for its precise astronomical timekeeping.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Samrat Yantra canonical	4
Samrat Yantra at Jantar Mantar, Jaipur	1
‘Samrat Yantra’ means ‘Supreme Instrument’ in Hindi/Sanskrit	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical instrument ⓘ heritage monument ⓘ sundial ⓘ
approximateCompletionYear	1734 ⓘ
associatedObservatoryNetwork	Jantar Mantars built in Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi, and Mathura ⓘ
associatedWith	Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II’s program of astronomical reform ⓘ
category	architectural astronomy ⓘ historical observatory instrument ⓘ
constructedBy	Maharaja Jai Singh II ⓘ surface form: Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II
constructedFor	astronomical observations ⓘ calendar calculations ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ
constructionStartCentury	18th century ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of India’s pre-modern scientific heritage ⓘ
dialType	equinoctial sundial ⓘ
etymology	Samrat Yantra self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ‘Samrat Yantra’ means ‘Supreme Instrument’ in Hindi/Sanskrit
function	aids in determining celestial coordinates ⓘ measures declination of the Sun ⓘ measures local solar time ⓘ
gnomonOrientation	aligned with Earth’s rotational axis ⓘ
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasFeature	quadrants with graduated scales ⓘ stairway along the hypotenuse of the gnomon ⓘ
height	about 27 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Jantar Mantar, Jaipur)
latitudeAlignment	aligned to latitude of Jaipur ⓘ
locatedIn	Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ
locatedInCity	Jaipur ⓘ
locatedInCountry	India ⓘ
locatedInState	Rajasthan ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ stone ⓘ
measurementUnit	local time in hours, minutes, and seconds (via scale readings) ⓘ
notableFor	high precision in solar time measurement ⓘ integration of architecture and astronomy ⓘ massive scale compared to typical sundials ⓘ
orientation	north-south aligned gnomon ⓘ
partOf	Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ surface form: Jantar Mantar observatory, Jaipur
preservationStatus	protected monument ⓘ
relatedWork	other yantras at Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ
shape	triangular gnomon with quadrants on either side ⓘ
timeAccuracy	about 2 seconds ⓘ
tourismAttraction	major tourist attraction in Jaipur ⓘ
usedFor	astrology-related calculations in historical context ⓘ calibrating other instruments at Jantar Mantar ⓘ
visitorAccess	open to public ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jantar Mantar, Jaipur → hasSundial → Samrat Yantra ⓘ

Misra Yantra → relatedTo → Samrat Yantra ⓘ

Rashivalaya Yantras → relatedTo → Samrat Yantra ⓘ

Rashivalaya Yantras → calibrationReference → Samrat Yantra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samrat Yantra at Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

Samrat Yantra → etymology → Samrat Yantra self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ‘Samrat Yantra’ means ‘Supreme Instrument’ in Hindi/Sanskrit

Digamsa Yantra → relatedTo → Samrat Yantra ⓘ