[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.c29.2 # Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c29.2 Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c29.2 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c29.2) BĪKANER holds a secondary rank amongst the principalities of Rajputana. It is an offset of Marwar, its princes being scions of the house of Jodha, who established themselves by conquest on the northern frontier of the parent State; and its position, in the heart of the desert, has contributed to the maintenance of their independence. - [Previous: v2.c28.s3.t1.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.s3.t1.166) - [Next: v2.c29.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c29.3) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c29.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c29.2) · Pramāṇa