Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.s3.208

v1.c20.s3.208

Rāna Banbīr Singh, A.D. 1535-37.—A few hours of sovereignty sufficed to check those ‘ compunctious visitings ’ which assailed Banbir ere he assumed its trappings, with which he found himself so little encumbered that he was content to wear them for life. Whether this was the intention of the nobles who set aside the unworthy son of Sanga, there is abundant reason to doubt; and as he is subsequently branded with the epithet of ‘ usurper ’ it was probably limited, though unexpressed, to investing him with the executive authority during the minority of Udai Singh. Banbir, however, only awaited the approach of night to remove with his own hands the obstacle to his ambition.