Chapter 28

Nandla—Bisalpur—Remains of the ancient city—Pachkalia, or
Bichkalia—Inscription—Pipar—Inscription confirming the
ancient chronicles of Mewar—Geological details—Legend of
Lake Sampu—Lakha Phulani—Madreo—Bharunda—Badan Singh—His
chivalrous fate—Altar to Partap—Indawar—Jat
cultivators—Stratification of Indawar—Merta—Memory of
Aurangzeb—Dhonkal Singh—Jaimall, the hero of the
Rathors—Tributes to his bravery—Description of the city
and plain of Merta—Cenotaphs—Raja Ajit—His assassination
by his sons—The consequences of this deed the seeds of the
Civil Wars of Marwar—Family of Ajit—Curious fact in the
law of adoption amongst the Rathors—Ram Singh—His
discourtesy towards his chiefs—Civil War—Defection of the
Jarejas from Ram Singh—Battle between Ram Singh and Bakhta
Singh—Defeat of the former, and the extirpation of the
clan of the Mertias—The Mertia vassal of Mihtri—The field
of battle described—Ram Singh invites the Mahrattas into
his territory—Bakhta Singh becomes Raja of Marwar—His
murder by the Prince of Jaipur—His son, Bijai Singh,
succeeds—Jai Apa Sindhia and Ram Singh invade Marwar—They
are opposed by Bijai Singh, who is defeated—He flies to
Nagor, where he is invested—He cuts through the enemy’s
camp—Solicits succour at Bikaner and Jaipur—Treachery of
the Raja of Jaipur—Defeated by the chieftain of
Rian—Assassination of Apa Sindhia 850