On the death of Mahadaji Sindhia, the females of his family, in apprehension of his successor (Daulat Rao), sought refuge and protection with the Raja of Datia. An army was sent to demand their surrender, and hostility was proclaimed as the consequence of refusal. This brave man would not even await the attack, but at the head of a devoted band of three hundred horse, with their lances, carried destruction amongst their assailants, neither giving nor receiving quarter: and thus he fell in defence of the laws of sanctuary and honour. Even when grievously wounded, he would accept no aid, and refused to leave the field, but disdaining all compromise awaited his fate. The author has passed upon the spot where this gallant deed was performed; and from his son, the present Raja, had the annals of his house. Footnote 2.7.158: Amber or Jaipur, as well as Macheri, were comprehended in Dhundhar, the ancient geographical designation [said to be derived from an ancient sacrificial mound (_dhūndh_), on the western frontier of the State, or from a demon-king, Dhūndhu (_IGI_, xiii. 385).] Footnote 2.7.159: The ruins of Rajor are about fifteen miles west of Rajgarh. A person sent there by the author reported the existence of inscriptions in the temple of Nilkantha Mahadeo. Footnote 2.7.160: [They are numerous in the United Provinces, but their origin and traditions are uncertain.] Footnote 2.7.161: [See Crooke, _Tribes and Castes N.W.P. and Oudh_, iv. 263 ff.] Footnote 2.7.162: [They are almost certainly of mixed origin (Crooke, _op. cit._ i. 118 ff.).] Footnote 2.7.163: [They lived east of the Caspian Sea, and can have no connexion with the Indian Dahia (Sykes, _Hist. of Persia_, i. 330).] Footnote 2.7.164: [Their origin is very uncertain; in Bahāwalpur they now repudiate Rājput descent, and claim to be descendants of the Prophet (Rose, _Glossary_, ii. 410 ff.; Malik Muhammad Din, _Gazetteer Bahawalpur_, i. 23, 133 ff.).] Footnote 2.7.165: [The Malloi (Skt. Mālava) occupied the present Montgomery District, and parts of Jhang. They had no connexion with Multan (Skt. Mūlasthānapura), (Smith, _EHI_, 96; McCrindle, _Alexander_, 350 ff.).] Footnote 2.7.166: [They are a mixed race, early settlers in Alwar (Crooke, _Tribes and Castes N.W.P. and Oudh_, iv. 86 ff.).] Footnote 2.7.167: The final syllable _ka_ is a mark of the genitive case [?]. Footnote 2.7.168: ‘Chief of a country,’ from _des_, ‘country,’ and _pati_, ‘chief.’ (_Qu._ δεσπότης?) Footnote 2.7.169: [_Āīn_, ii. 344 f. Dāhir was killed in action: the real tragedy was the death of Muhammad bin Kāsim in consequence of a false accusation (Elliot-Dowson i. 292).] Footnote 2.7.170: [Elliot (_Supplemental Glossary_, 262) writes the name Dhāhima, and says they are found in Meerut District.] Footnote 2.7.171: