Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c18.s2.t1.18
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c18.s2.t1.18
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v1.c18.s2.t1.18
Premiers in Kotah and Jaisalmer.—In Kotah and Jaisalmer the power of the ministers is supreme. We might describe their situation in the words of Montesquieu. “The Pepins kept their princes in a state of imprisonment in the palace, showing them once a year to the people. On this occasion they made such ordinances as were directed [189] by the mayor; they also answered ambassadors, but the mayor framed the answer.”¹