Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c16.2
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c16.2
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v1.c16.2
Boundaries of Rajputana.—Rajasthan is the collective and classical denomination of that portion of India which is ‘the abode¹ of (Rajput) princes.’ In the familiar dialect of these countries it is termed Rajwara, but by the more refined Raethana, corrupted to Rajputana, the common designation amongst the British to denote the Rajput principalities.