Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . ar ^ attended the court, they never did as Rana. Partly tolessen the weight of this sacrifice to independence, and partly toexalt the higher grade of nobles, the princes of the blood-royalof Mewar were made to rank below the Sixteen, a fictitious diminu-tion of dignity which, with similar acts peculiar to this house,enhanced the self-estimation of the nobles, and made them braveevery danger to obtain such sacrifices to the ruling passion of theRajput, a love of distinction.^ It is mentioned by the emperor
Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . ar ^ attended the court, they never did as Rana. Partly tolessen the weight of this sacrifice to independence, and partly toexalt the higher grade of nobles, the princes of the blood-royalof Mewar were made to rank below the Sixteen, a fictitious diminu-tion of dignity which, with similar acts peculiar to this house,enhanced the self-estimation of the nobles, and made them braveevery danger to obtain such sacrifices to the ruling passion of theRajput, a love of distinction.^ It is mentioned by the emperor ^ The contingent of Mewar was one thousand horse. ^ During the progress of my mediation between the Rana and his nobles,in 1818, the conduct of the Hneal representative of Jainiall, the defender ofChitor against Akbar, was striking. Instead of surrendering the landswhicli he was accused of usurping, he placed himself at the door of the thresh-old of the palace, whence he was immovable. His claims were left to myadjudication : but he complained with great heat of the omission of cere-. SESODIAS IN THE IMPERIAL SERVICE 429 that he placed the heir-apparent of Mewar immediately on hisright hand, over all the princes of Hindustan ; consequently thesuperior nobles of Mewar, who were all men of royal descent,deemed themselves, and had their [370] claims admitted, to rankabove their peers at other courts, and to be seated almost on anequalitj^ witli their princes.* Sesodias in the Imperial Service.—The Sesodia chieftains weresoon distinguished amongst the Rajput vassals of the Mogul, andhad a full share of power. Of these Bhim, the younger brotherof Karan, who headed the quota of Mewar, was conspicuous, andbecame the chief adviser and friend of Sultan Khurram, who wellknew his intrepidity. At his sons solicitation, the emperorconferred upon him the title of Raja, and assigned a small princi-pality on the Banas for his residence, of which Toda was thecapital. Ambitious of perpetuating
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