The first building on the site was a garden house built in 1835 for the wet nurse of prince Ram Singh II.

[1] In 1887, during the reign of Maharaja Thakur Sawai Madho Singh, it was converted into a modest royal hunting lodge, as the house was located in the midst of a thick forest at that time.

In the early 20th century, it was expanded into a palace to the designs of Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob.

[2] Maharajah Sawai Man Singh II made Rambagh his principal residence and added a number of royal suites in 1931.

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