. Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . e rival clans, both of Chauhan blood, was inS. 1810 ; and in three years more, Durjansal departed this was a valiant prince, and possessed all the qualities of Mhichthe Rajput is enamoured ; affability, generosity, and was de\oted to field-sports, especially the royal one of tiger-hunting ; and had ramnas or preserves in every corner of hisdominions (some of immense extent, with ditches and palisadoes,and sometimes circumvallations), in all of which he erectedhunting-seats. In these ex
. Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . e rival clans, both of Chauhan blood, was inS. 1810 ; and in three years more, Durjansal departed this was a valiant prince, and possessed all the qualities of Mhichthe Rajput is enamoured ; affability, generosity, and was de\oted to field-sports, especially the royal one of tiger-hunting ; and had ramnas or preserves in every corner of hisdominions (some of immense extent, with ditches and palisadoes,and sometimes circumvallations), in all of which he erectedhunting-seats. In these expeditions, which resembled preparations for war, heinvariably carried the queens. These Amazonian ladies weretaught the use of the matchlock, and being placed upon theterraced roofs of the hunting-seats, sent their shots at the forest-lord, when driven jjast tiieir stand by the hunters. On one ofthese occasions the Jhala Faujdar was at the foot of the scalTold-ing ; the tiger, infuriated with the uproar, approached him open-mouthed ; but the jirince had not yet given the word, and none. MAHARAOS AJiT SINGH : CHHATTARSAL 1531 dared to fire without his signal. The animal eyed his victim,and was on the point of springing, when the Jhala advanced hisshield, sprung upon him, and with one blow of his sword laid himdead at his feet. The act was applauded by the prince and hiscourt, and contributed not a little to the character he had alreadyattained. Durjansal left no issue. He was married to a daughter of theRana of Mewar. Being often disappointed, and at length despair-ing of an heir, about three years before his death, he told theRani it was time to think of adopting an heir to fill the gaddi, for it was evident that the Almighty disapproved of the usurpa-tion which changed the order of succession. It will be re-membered that Bishan Singh, son of Ram SingJi [514], was setaside for refusing, in compliance with maternal fears, to accom-pany his father in the wars of the Deccan. When
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