Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s7.t4.50

v2.c27.s7.t4.50

Battle between Bakhta Singh and Rāja Rām Singh, A.D. 1752.— Ram Singh’s array fell far short of his rival’s since the defection of the Jarejas; yet, trusting to the name of sovereign as “ a tower of strength,” he boldly marched to the encounter, and when he reached the hostile field encamped near the Ajmer gate of Merta. His rival was not long behind, and marshalled his clans within three miles of the northern portal, called the gate of Nagor. The spot he chose had a sacred character, and was called Mataji ka Than, where there was a shrine of the Hindu Hecate, with a fountain said to have been constructed by the Pandavas.