Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 3 of 3: or the Central and Western Rajput States of IndiaTod, James
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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
Rupees.
Lachhman Singh, of Sikar, including Khandela 800,000
Abhai Singh, of Khetri, including Kotputli, given by
Lord Lake 600,000
Shyam Singh, of Baswa, including his brother Ranjit’s
share of 40,000 (whom he killed) 190,000
Gyan Singh, of Nawalgarh, including Mandao, each fifty
villages 70,000
Lachhman Singh, Mendsar, the chief sub-infeudation of
Nawalgarh 30,000
Tain and its lands, divided amongst the twenty-seven
great-grandsons of Zorawar Singh, eldest son of Sadhu 100,000
Udaipurvati 100,000
Manoharpur[9.7.25] 30,000
Larkhanis 100,000
Harramjis 40,000
Girdharpotas 40,000
Smaller estates 200,000
————-
2,300,000
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[429.]
The tribute established by Jaipur is as follows:—
Rupees.
Sadhanis 200,000
Fatehpur 64,000
Udaipur and Babhai 22,000
Kasli 4,000
————
350,000
————
Thus, supposing the revenues, as stated, at twenty-three lakhs, to be
near the truth, and the tribute at three and a half, it would be an
assessment of one-seventh of the whole, which is a fair proportion, and
a measure of justice which the British Government would do well to
imitate.
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Footnote 9.7.1:
_Dhūs_ is an expedient to hasten the compliance of a demand from a
dependent. A party of horse proceeds to the township, and are
commanded to receive so much per day till the exaction is complied
with. If the _dhūs_ is refused, it is considered tantamount to an
appeal to arms. [_Dhūsnā_ means ‘to butt like an ox,’ hence ‘to
coerce.’]
Footnote 9.7.2:
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