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
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Sons of │Names of │Names of │Present Chiefs. │Revenues.│Personal
Prithiraj. │Families. │Fiefs. │ │ │ Quotas.
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1. Chhattarbhuj │Chhattarbhujot│Pinar and │ │ │
│ │Bhagru │Bagh Singh │ 18,000│ 28
2. Kalyan │Kalyanot │Lotwara │Ganga Singh │ 25,000│ 47
3. Nathu │Nathawat │Chaumun │Kishan Singh │ 115,000│ 205
4. Balbhadar │Balbhadarot │Achrol │Kaim Singh │ 28,850│ 57
5. Jagmall his ┐│ │ │ │ │
son Khangar ┘│Khangarot │Thodri │Prithi Singh │ 25,000│ 40
6. Sultan │Sultanot │Chandsar │ — │ —│ —
7. Pachain │Pachainot │Sambra │Sali Singh │ 17,700│ 32
8. — │Gugawat │Dhuni │Rao Chand Singh │ 70,000│ 88
9. Kaim │Kumbhani │Banskoh │Padam Singh │ 21,535│ 31
10. Kumbha │Kumbhawat │Mahar │Rawat Sarup Singh│ 27,538│ 45
11. Surat │Sheobaranpota │Nindar │Rawat Hari Singh │ 10,000│ 19
12. Banbir │Banbirpota │Balkoh │Sarup Singh │ 19,000│ 35
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It will be remarked that the estates of these, the chief vassals of
Amber, are, with the exception of two, far inferior in value to those of
the sixteen great chiefs of Mewar, or the eight of Marwar; and a
detailed list of all the inferior feudatories of each Kothri, or clan,
would show that many of them have estates greater than those of their
leaders: for instance, Kishan Singh of Chaumun has upwards of a lakh,
while Beri Sal of Samod, the head of the clan (Nathawat), has only forty
thousand; again, the chief of Balaheri holds an estate of thirty-five
thousand, while that of the head of his clan is but twenty-five
thousand. The representative of the Sheobaranpotas has an estate of only
ten thousand, while the junior branch of Gura has thirty-six thousand.
Again, the chief of the Khangarots has but twenty-five thousand, while
no less than three junior branches hold lands to double that amount; and
the inferior of the Balbhadarots holds upwards of a lakh, while the
superior of Achrol has not a third of this rental. The favour of the
prince, the turbulence or talents of individuals, have caused these
inequalities; but, however disproportioned the gifts of fortune, the
attribute of honour always remains with the lineal descendant and
representative of the original fief.
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