Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . ts of the last thirty years, and hadoften controlled the councils of his prince during this period, ^ Dagobert commended his wife and son Clovis to the trust of Ega,with whom she jointly held the care of the palace. On his death, with theaid of more powerful lords, she chose another mayor. He confirmed theirgrants for hfe. They made his situation hereditary ; but which could onlyhave held good from the cfowd of imbeciles who succeeded Clovis, untilthe descendant of this mayor thrust out his children and se
Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . ts of the last thirty years, and hadoften controlled the councils of his prince during this period, ^ Dagobert commended his wife and son Clovis to the trust of Ega,with whom she jointly held the care of the palace. On his death, with theaid of more powerful lords, she chose another mayor. He confirmed theirgrants for hfe. They made his situation hereditary ; but which could onlyhave held good from the cfowd of imbeciles who succeeded Clovis, untilthe descendant of this mayor thrust out his children and seized the change is a natural consequence of unfitness ; and if we go back to thegenealogies (called sacred) of the Hindus, we see there a succession ofdynasties forced from their thrones by their ministers. Seven examplesare given in the various dynasties of the race of Chandra. (See GenealogicalTables, No. II.) [The above is in some ways inaccurate, but it is unneces-sary to correct it, as it is not connected with the question of premiers inRajputana : see EB, xvii. 938.]. PREMIERS 217 and actualij^ held the post of premier himself when stipulating [187]for his minor relative. With the ascendancy he exercised over theprince, it may be inferred that he had no intention of renouncingit during his lifetime ; and as he was educating his adopted heirto all his notions of authority, and initiating him in the intrigues ofoffice, the guaranteed dignity in the head of his family would havebecome a nonentity,^ and the Ranas would have been governedby the deputies of their mayors. From both those evils the timeshave relieved the prince. The crimes of Ajit had made his dis-missal from office a point of justice, but imbecility and folly willnever be without mayors. When a Rana of Udaijiur leaves the capital, the Salumbarchief is invested with the government of the city and charge ofthe palace during his absence. By his hands the sovereign isgirt with the sword, and from him he r
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