Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c1: Front matter

Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c1

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[Figure: COLONEL JAMES TOD. (From the bust by Vo. Livi, 1837. By permission of Lt.-Col. E. W. Blunt-Mackenzie, R.A.)]

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OF RAJASTHAN OR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN RAJPUT STATES OF INDIA

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BY LIEUT.-COL. JAMES TOD LATE POLITICAL AGENT TO THE WESTERN RAJPUT STATES

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EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY WILLIAM CROOKE, C.I.E. HON. D.SC. OXON., B.A., F.R.A.I. LATE OF THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE

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HUMPHREY MILFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON EDINBURGH GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO MELBOURNE BOMBAY

The gracious permission accorded me, to lay at the foot of the Throne the fruit of my labours, allows me to propitiate Your Majesty’s consideration towards the object of this work, the prosecution of which I have made a paramount duty.

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The Rajput princes, happily rescued, by the triumph of the British arms, from the yoke of lawless oppression, are now the most remote tributaries to Your Majesty’s extensive empire; and their admirer and annalist may, perhaps, be permitted to hope that the sighs of this ancient and interesting race for the restoration of their former independence, which it would suit our wisest policy to grant, may be deemed not undeserving Your Majesty’s regard.

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With entire loyalty and devotion, I subscribe myself,

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YOUR MAJESTY’S

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Most faithful subject and servant,

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JAMES TOD.

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BIRD HURST, CROYDON, June 20, 1829.

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GEORGE THE FOURTH.

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SIR,

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The following pages are, by the gracious permission of your Majesty, inscribed to your Majesty; and it is the ambition of the author of this work, that the generation to which it is dedicated, may be worthy of the protection of your Majesty.

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The author has endeavoured to present to the public, a faithful view of the state of the empire, and with that view, has combined a sincere and earnest desire to support the constitution, and then administration, of your Majesty's government; and he trusts, that this humble effort to serve the public, will not be found unworthy of your Majesty's royal favour.

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I have the honour to be, Your Majesty's Most faithful and devoted servant,

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A. B. LAMB.

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WILLIAM THE FOURTH

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SIRE,

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YOUR MAJESTY has graciously sanctioned the presentation of the Second Volume of the *Annals of Rajputana* to the Public under the auspices of Your Majesty's name.

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In completing this work, it has been my endeavour to draw a faithful picture of States, the ruling principle of which is the paternity of the Sovereign. That this patriarchal form is the best suited to the genius of the people may be presumed from its durability, which war, famine, and anarchy have failed to destroy. The throne has always been the watchword and rallying-point of the Rajputs. My prayer is, that it may continue so, and that neither the love of conquest, nor false views of policy, may tempt us to subvert the independence of these States, some of which have braved the storms of more than ten centuries.

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It will not, I trust, be deemed presumptuous in the Annalist of these gallant and long-oppressed races thus to solicit for them a full measure of Your Majesty's gracious patronage; in return for which, the Rajputs, making Your Majesty's enemies their own, would glory in assuming the "saffron robe," emblematic of death or victory, under the banner of that chivalry of which Your Majesty is the head.

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