Storia do Mogor 237.4

237.4

[Here follows a statement of the chief Hindu rajahs and princes to be found in Hindustan, who are vassals of the Mogul. There are eighty-four of them, and they dwell between the Indus or the Ganges, as far as Allahabad and the Narbada river. These lands are called Hindustan — that is, 'Hindudom.'] The most powerful rajahs are three in number : 1. The first is the rajah Rana, a word which means 'Graceful Carriage.' All his descendants bear the same name, and he calls himself son of him who was saved from the Deluge (? Noah). He is lord of the town of Udepur, and his tribe call themselves Sedussje (Sisodiyah). He is the sovereign lord of a large country, which yields him a great revenue. He has always ready for the field fifty thousand horse and two hundred thousand infantry, all of his own race. If he wanted to enlist more he could do so ; all the more easily that he is extremely powerful and wealthy. He moves under the shelter of an umbrella, an honour conceded to no one but the Mogul king. 2. The second is called Rathor. He rules over nine districts called Nacott Marvar (Nau-kot Marwar ka). The capital of the country is called Judarpur (Jodhpur). These districts were formerly governed by Rajah Jaswant Singh, which is the name of a lion. I have spoken of him several times in my History. This rajah can put into the field as powerful an army as the Rana's, and all of his own race. The descendants of Rajah Jaswant Singh are the present rulers of the country.