Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . e shrine of the Muhammadansaint maintained in this retreat of the Sesodias, and the priest and estabhsh-ment kept up, though the son of their benefactor persecuted them withunrelenting barbarity. Are these people worth concihating ? or does themist of ignorance and egotism so blind us that we are to despise the mindshidden under the cloak of poverty and long oppression ? The orange-coloured turban, and the shield of Shah Jahan, have been brought fromtheir sacred niche for my view : that I looked on them wi
Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . e shrine of the Muhammadansaint maintained in this retreat of the Sesodias, and the priest and estabhsh-ment kept up, though the son of their benefactor persecuted them withunrelenting barbarity. Are these people worth concihating ? or does themist of ignorance and egotism so blind us that we are to despise the mindshidden under the cloak of poverty and long oppression ? The orange-coloured turban, and the shield of Shah Jahan, have been brought fromtheir sacred niche for my view : that I looked on them with sentiments ofreverence, as reUcs consecrated by the noblest feehng of the mind, wiUbe credited. I bowed to the turljan with an irresistible impulse, and afervour as deep as ever did pilgrim before the most hallowed shrine. 3 Ferishta [Dow iii. 99], whose geography is often quite unintelligible,omits this in his history, and passes the king direct to Ajmer : but theannals are fuller, and describe the royal insignia conveyed by Mahabat,AbduUa, Khan Jahan, and his secretary ERECTION OF BUILDINGS AT UDAIPUR 433 •with a ruby of inestimable value, giving him also permission toreconstruct the fortifications of Chitor.^ The twenty-six years during which Jagat Singh occupied thethrone passed in uninterrupted tranquillity : a state imfruitfulto the bard, who flourishes only amidst agitation and period was devoted to the cultivation of the peaceful arts,especially architecture ; and to Jagat Singh Udaipur is indebtedfor those magnificent works which bear his name, and excite ourastonishment, after all the disasters we have related, at theresources he found to accomplish them [373]. Erection of Buildings at Udaipur.—The palace on the lake(covering about four acres), called the Jagniwas, is entirely hiswork, as well as many additions to its sister isle, on which is theJagmandir.*^ Nothing but marble enters into their composition ;columns, baths, reservoirs, fou
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