Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . hiefs shall remain with and serve their immediate Pattawat.^ 8th, The Maharana shall maintain the dignities due to eachchief according to his degree. 9th. The Ryots shall not be oppressed : theie shall be no newexactions or arbitrary fines. This is ordained. 10th. What has been executed by Thakur Ajit Singh andsanctioned by the Rana, to this all shall agree.^ 11th. Whosoever shall depart from the foregoing, the Maharanashall punish. In doing so the fault will not be the Ranas. Wiio-ever fails, on him be th
Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or The central and western Rajput states of India . hiefs shall remain with and serve their immediate Pattawat.^ 8th, The Maharana shall maintain the dignities due to eachchief according to his degree. 9th. The Ryots shall not be oppressed : theie shall be no newexactions or arbitrary fines. This is ordained. 10th. What has been executed by Thakur Ajit Singh andsanctioned by the Rana, to this all shall agree.^ 11th. Whosoever shall depart from the foregoing, the Maharanashall punish. In doing so the fault will not be the Ranas. Wiio-ever fails, on him be the oath (an) of Eklinga and the Maharana. [Here follow the signatures of all the chieftains of rank inMewar, which it is needless to insert] [211]. ^ This article had become especially necessary, as the inferior cliiefs,particularly those of the third class, had amalgamated themselves withthe head of their clans, to whom they had become more accountable thanto their prince. - Thisalludestothetreaty which this chief had formed, as the ambassadorof the Rana, with the British BOOK IVANNALS OF MEWAR CHAPTER 1 We now proceed to the history of the States of Rajputana,and shall commence with the Annals of Mewar, and its princes. Titles of Mewar Chiefs : descent from the Sun.—These arestyled Ranas, and are the elder branch of the Suryavansi, or children of the sun. Another patronymic is Raghuvansi,derived from a predecessor of Rama, the focal point of each scionof the solar race. To him, the conqueror of Lanka,^ the genea-logists endeavour to trace the solar lines. The titles of many ofthese claimants are disputed ; but the Hindu tribes yield unani-mous suffrage to the prince of Mewar as the legitimate heir tothe throne of Rama, and style him Hindua Suraj, or Sun of theHindus. ^ He is universally allowed to be the first of the thirty-six royal tribes ; nor has a doubt ever been raised respectinghis purity of descent. Many of these tribes have been sweptaway by time ; and
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