Jaivana cannon

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The Jaivana cannon is a massive 18th-century cast-iron artillery piece in Rajasthan, India, often cited as one of the largest wheeled cannons ever made.

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Jaivana cannon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery piece ⓘ
cannon ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
builder Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II ⓘ
caliber about 280 mm ⓘ
carriageWeight about 95 tons ⓘ
commissionedBy Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II ⓘ
completionDate 1720 ⓘ
constructionEnd 1720 ⓘ
constructionStart 1720 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance example of 18th-century Indian metallurgy ⓘ
symbol of Rajput martial power ⓘ
decoratedWith floral motifs ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
mythological figures ⓘ
designedFor fort defense ⓘ
long-range bombardment ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
firedForTesting true ⓘ
firingMechanism touch hole ignition ⓘ
heritage Rajput military heritage ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected monument (state level) ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Persian ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
length about 6 m ⓘ
locatedIn Jaigarh Fort ⓘ
Jaipur ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
locatedOn Jaigarh Fort ramparts ⓘ
linked to: Jaigarh Fort
material bronze ⓘ
cast iron ⓘ
maximumRange several kilometers ⓘ
mounting wheeled carriage ⓘ
neverUsedInBattle true ⓘ
notableFor being one of the largest wheeled cannons ever made ⓘ
massive size ⓘ
ornate casting ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator Kachwaha Rajputs ⓘ
owner Jaigarh Fort authorities ⓘ
linked to: Jaigarh Fort
propellant gunpowder ⓘ
status museum piece ⓘ
preserved ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction in Jaipur ⓘ
type muzzle-loading cannon ⓘ
usedBy Kingdom of Jaipur ⓘ
weight about 50 tons ⓘ

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Jaigarh Fort → knownFor → Jaivana cannon ⓘ
Jaigarh Fort → hasPart → Jaivana cannon ⓘ