[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) › v3.c41.s2.8 # Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c41.s2.8 Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c41.s2.8 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c41.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c41.s2.8) A circumstance that tended to increase this distrust was our tearing Wazir Ali from his sanctuary at Jaipur, which has cast an indelible stain upon the Kachhwaha name.³ We have elsewhere⁴ explained the privileges of saran, or 'sanctuary,' which, when claimed by the unfortunate or criminal, is sacred in the eye of the Rajput \[379\]. This trust we forced the Jaipur State to violate, though she was then independent of us. It was no excuse for the act that the fugitive was a foul assassin: we had no right to demand his surrender.⁵ - [Previous: v3.c41.s2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c41.s2.7) - [Next: v3.c41.s2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c41.s2.9) - [Up: v3.c41.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c41.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c41.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c41.s2.8) · Pramāṇa