Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.s7.59

v1.c20.s7.59

Rāna Amar Singh asserts Rājput Independence.—Rana Amra was not an idle spectator of these occurrences; and although the spurious thirst for distinction so early broke up the alliance by detaching Ajit, he redoubled his efforts for personal independence, and with it that of the Rajput nation. An important document attests this solicitude, namely, a treaty¹ with the emperor, in which the second article stipulates emancipation from the galling jizya. It may be well to analyse this treaty, which attests the