Author: Radhey Mohan Mathur
Publisher: Sundeep Prakashan
Year: 1979
Language: English
Pages: 279
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8175740787
Description
The process of Rajput decadence, which commenced with the decline of the Mughal Empire, reached its zenith during the first two decades of the nineteenth century. The author examines the consequences of the interaction of the two unequal forces, i.e. the weak and degenerate states of western Rajputana-Jodhpur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer on the one hand and the growing and ever-expanding power of the East Indian Company on the other.
The story begins with the opening of the nineteenth century and ends with the suppression of the Great Rebellion in 1857. The author also explains how the paramount power resolved the interstate disputes and minimized interstate crimes by establishing the International Courts-thus giving law and order to the land of the warring Rajputs Tribes.
Contents
PREFACE
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
1. The Unratified Treaty of 1803
2. On the Way to Treaties
3. The Treaties of 1818
4. Suppression of Rebellious Nobility
5. Maladministration in Jodhpur; British Interference Therein
6. British Interference in Jodhpur Continued
7. The Settlement of Bikaner Frontier; Her Relations, with Neighbours
8. Jaisalmer Relations Adjusted with Neighbours; Non-Intervention in Internal Affairs
9. Great Rebellion and the States of Jodhpur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer
10. Transfer of Merwara and Malani to the British Government
11. In Retrospect
APPENDIX
1. The Unratified Treaty 0f 1803
2. The Jodhpur Treaty of 1818
3. The Bikaner Treaty of 1818
4. The Jaisalmer Treaty of 1818
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX