Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c28.s8.1

v2.c28.s8.1

The most important racial element in the vast tract of land that stretches from the bank of the Indus, through the Panjab, the northern States of Rajputana and the upper Jamuna valley, down to Gwalior beyond the Chambal, call themselves Jats. We are not here concerned with the question of their Scytho-Aryan origin, the analysis of the tribes that have been fused into the common stock, the probable line of migration to the present home of each of their branches, or their early history on the Indian soil which goes back beyond recorded antiquity. But a survey of their distribution in the early 18th century is necessary for our present purpose.