The Rajputs of Rajputana: A Glimpse of Medieval Rajasthan |
Contents
About This Book | 3 |
Approaches and Axis | 4 |
The Geographical Portrait of Rajasthan | 13 |
River Systems and Lakes | 14 |
Effect of Geography on History | 15 |
The Rajput Clans | 19 |
Caste and Clan | 22 |
The Main Clans | 23 |
Banswara Dungarpur and Partabgarh | 99 |
Sirohi and Jalor | 110 |
Jaipur | 116 |
Alwar and Bharatpur | 118 |
Ajmer | 120 |
Bundi and Kotah | 121 |
Sawai Madhopur | 124 |
Jhalawar | 125 |
1 | 31 |
SKETCH MAPS 1 Interesting Sites in Udaipur District 2 Environs of Haldi Ghati | 32 |
Occupations | 33 |
Marriage | 35 |
Polygamy Concubinage and Slavery | 36 |
Widow ReMarriage | 38 |
Sex and Morality | 39 |
Dress and Ornaments | 40 |
Sati | 42 |
Jauhar | 44 |
Social Ceremonies | 45 |
Food and Hospitality | 48 |
Personal Habits and Social Life | 50 |
Education and Literature | 51 |
The Political Ethos of the Rajputs | 52 |
1 | 58 |
RajputMughal Relations | 68 |
A Journey Through History | 82 |
Introduction | 91 |
The Forts of Rajasthan | 129 |
Chittorgarh | 131 |
Kumbhalgarh | 132 |
Jodhpur | 133 |
Jalor | 134 |
Jaisalmer | 135 |
Bikaner | 136 |
Achalgarh | 137 |
Nahargarh of Jaipur | 138 |
Ranthambor | 139 |
Some Other Forts | 140 |
The Legacy of Medieval Rajasthan | 145 |
APPENDICES | 149 |
A Select Bibliography | 151 |
B The Main Clans and Septs of the Rajputs | 153 |
C Some Famous Rajput Rulers and Their Contemporaries in Hindustan and the Deccan | 157 |
Jodhpur Ajmer Jaipur Axis 6 Alwar | |
Bundi Kotah and Jhalawar 161 | |
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