Chapter 5

Origin of the Shaikhavati federation—Its
constitution—Descent of the chiefs from Balaji of
Amber—Mokalji—Miraculous birth of his
son—Shaikhji—Aggrandizes his
territory—Raemall—Suja—Raesal—His heroism—Obtains grants
from Akbar—Gets possession of Khandela and Udaipur—His
exploits and character—Girdharji—Is cut off by
assassination—Dwarkadas—His extraordinary feat with a
lion—Falls by Khan Jahan Lodi—Birsinghdeo—His authority
usurped by his son—Bahadur Singh—Aurangzeb directs the
demolition of the temple of Khandela—Bahadur deserts his
capital—Shujawan Singh Raesalot flies to its defence—He is
slain, the temple razed, and the city
garrisoned—Kesari—Partition of the territory between
Kesari and Fateh Singh—Fateh Singh assassinated—Kesari
resists the regal authority—Is deserted in the field and
slain—His son Udai Singh taken to Ajmer—Khandela retaken,
and restored to Udai Singh, who is liberated—He resolves
to punish the Manoharpur chief—Is baffled by that chief’s
intrigues—Is besieged by Jai Singh of Amber—Khandela
becomes tributary to Amber 1378