[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829) › v2.c27.8 # Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.8 Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.8 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c27.8) Geographical position of Jaisalmer—Its superficial area—List of its chief towns—Population—Jaisalmer chiefly desert—Magra, a rocky ridge, traced from Cutch—Sars, or salt-marshes—Kanod Sar—Soil—Productions—Husbandry—Manufactures—Commerce—Kitars, or caravans—Articles of trade—Revenues—Land and transit taxes—Dani, or Collector—Amount of land-tax exacted from the cultivator—Dhuan, or hearth-tax—Thali, or tax on food—Dand, or forced contribution—Citizens refuse to pay—Enormous wealth accumulated by the minister by extortion—Establishments—Expenditure—Tribes—Bhattis—Their moral estimation—Personal appearance and dress—Their predilection for opium and tobacco—Paliwals, their history—Numbers, wealth, employment—Curious rite or worship—Pali coins—Pokharna Brahmans—Title—Numbers—Singular typical worship—Race of Jat—Castle of Jaisalmer . . . . 1244 - [Previous: v2.c27.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c27.7) - [Next: v2.c27.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c27.9) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c27.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c27.8) · Pramāṇa