Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 3 of 3: or the Central and Western Rajput States of IndiaTod, James
History
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 3 of 3: or the Central and Western Rajput States of India
Tod, James
Rajasthan (India) -- History; Rajput (Indic people) -- History
Footnote 9.3.6:
[In 1761 he captured Agra, which the Jāts held till they were ousted
by the Marāthas in 1770 (_IGI_, v. 83).]
Footnote 9.3.7:
The Kurmi (the Kulumbi of the Deccan) is perhaps the most numerous,
next to the Jats, of all the agricultural classes. [In 1911 there were
7 million Jāts and 3¾ million Kurmis in India.]
Footnote 9.3.8:
Having given a slight sketch of the origin of the Jats, I may here
conclude it. Ratan Singh, the brother of Jawahir, succeeded him. He
was assassinated by a Gosain Brahman from Bindraban, who had
undertaken to teach the Jat prince the transmutation of metals, and
had obtained considerable sums on pretence of preparing the process.
Finding the day arrive on which he was to commence operations, and
which would reveal his imposture, he had no way of escape but by
applying the knife to his dupe. Kesari Singh, an infant, succeeded,
under the guardianship of his uncle, Newal Singh. Ranjit Singh
succeeded him, a name renowned for the defence of Bharatpur against
Lord Lake. He died A.D. 1805, and was succeeded by the eldest of four
sons, namely, Randhir Singh, Baldeo Singh, Hardeo Singh, and Lachhman
Singh. The infant son of Randhir succeeded, under the tutelage of his
uncle; to remove whom the British army destroyed Bharatpur, and
plundered it of its wealth, both public and private. [The son of
Randhīr Singh was Balwant Singh, who was cast into prison by his
cousin, Dūrjansāl. He was captured by Lord Combermere when he stormed
Bharatpur in 1826. Balwant Singh was restored, and dying in 1853, was
succeeded by Jaswant Singh, who died in 1893, and was succeeded by his
son Rām Singh, deposed for misconduct in 1900, and succeeded by his
son Kishan Singh, born in 1899 (_IGI_, viii. 74 ff).]
Footnote 9.3.9:
Father of two men scarcely less celebrated than himself, Chhatarbhuj
and Daula Ram.
Footnote 9.3.10:
Two or three times he had a chance of being placed on the _gaddi_
(_vide_ letter of Resident with Sindhia to Government, March 27,
1812), which assuredly ought to be his: once, about 1810, when the
nobles of Jaipur were disgusted with the libertine Jagat Singh; and
again, upon the death of this dissolute prince, in 1820. The last
occasion presented a fit occasion for his accession; but the British
Government were then the arbitrators, and I doubt much if his claims
were disclosed to it, or understood by those who had the decision of
the question, which nearly terminated in a civil war.
Footnote 9.3.11:
[The Author’s dates do not agree with those of Prinsep (_Useful
Tables_, ed. 1834, p. 112) which are given in the margin.]
Footnote 9.3.12:
[Najaf Khān, Amīru-l-Umara, Zulfikāru-d-daula, died A.D. 1782.]
Footnote 9.3.13:
[For these campaigns see Compton, _European Military Adventurers_, 145
ff., 237 ff.]
Footnote 9.3.14:
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