Chapter 18

Overthrow of the predatory system—Alliances with the Rajput
States—Envoy appointed to Mewar—Arrives at
Udaipur—Reception—Description of the Court—Political
geography of Mewar—The Rana—His character—His
ministers—Plans—Exiles recalled—Merchants invited—Bhilwara
established—Assembly of the nobles—Charter ratified;
Resumptions of land; Anecdotes of the Chiefs of Arja,
Badnor, Badesar, and Amet—Landed tenures in Mewar—Village
rule—Freehold (_bapota_) of Mewar—Bhumia, or allodial
vassals: Character and privileges—Great Register of
Patents—Traditions exemplifying right in the soil—The
Patel; his origin; character—Assessment of
land-rents—General results 547

ILLUSTRATIONS

Bust of Colonel James Tod _Frontispiece_ TO FACE PAGE Section of Country 10

List of Thirty-six Royal Races 98

Salūmbar 216

Sanskrit Grant 232

Palace of Udaipur 247

Palace of Rāna Bhīm 312

Ruins of Fortress of Bayāna 352

Chitor 382

Rājmahall 428

Jagmandir 432

Mahārāja Bhīm Singh 512

Facsimile of Native Drawing 572