Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c29.t1.1

v2.c29.t1.1

Bika now approximated to the settlements of the Jats or Getae, who had for ages been established in these arid abodes; and as the lands they held form a considerable portion of the State of Bikaner, it may not be uninteresting to give a sketch of the condition of this singular people prior to the son of Jodha establishing the feudal system of Rajwara amongst their pastoral commonwealths.