INDEX.

Column 1

Ranthambhor, 82, 89, 117, 180. Rao Soortan, 136. Rasikpriya, 111, 119, 164, 166. Rātākot, 33. Ratan Singh, 55, 178. Rathods, 4, 11, 14, 15, 16, 24, 37, 40, 41, 50, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 126, 189, 190, 191, 192, 198, 199. Ratnā, 154, 155, 160. Ratnapura, 180. Ratnpur, 115. Rishabnath or Rishabdeva, 147, 148, 150, 153. Rizaqulla Mushtaqi, 5. Roger's Tuzaki Jahangiri, 5. Rome, 140. Rugh Nath, 49. Rukmini, 174. Rūnkot, 3. Rupaheli, 174.

S. Sachore, 68. Sādadi, 171. Sādharan, 43. Sadri Pass, 147. Saha Kelha, 175. Sahas Mal, 78, 79. Sah Sarang, 171. Sākamabhari 179. Salera, 154, 160. Sāliga, 174. Salim Shah, 90. Salivāhan, 180. Saloombar, 198. Samant Singh, 78. Samarkand, 191. Samarsi, 3. Sambhar, 26, 115, 179, 183. Samiddheshwar Temple Inscription 2, 26, 27, 34, 139, 176, 179. Samprati, 127, 128, 130. Sāngā, 2, 3, 49, 53, 55, 135, 189, 191, 193, 194, 195, 200. Sangitaraia, 166, 185. Sangita Ratnakar, 166, 192. Sankhoddhara, 28. Santinath, 33, 161, 170, 171, 175, Sanwaldas, 31, 32. Sapadalaksha, 26, 115, 179, 180, 183. Saramgapura, 172.

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Sarangpur, 48, 50, 51, 116, 181. Satal, 7. Satkhamba, 65. Satrawa, 72, 73, Satta (Bhati), 24, 25, 33, 64. Saurashtra, 130. Seetla Mata Temple, 8. Sema, 161. Set Kumar, 12. Shaaban Imadul-Mulk, 80, 81. Shah-buddin Ghori, 55, 82, 189, 201. Shah Gunaraj, 160. Shah Jahan, 9, 10, 126, 138, 191. Shail guru, 118, 119, 184. Shalji, 31, 79. Shams Khan, 26, 43, 44, 94, 95, 96, 97, 184. Shatpur, 114. Shekhawati, 10. Shera Nulla, 121. Sher Shah, 47, 48. Shiraj Khan, 55. Shiva, 33. Shiva Raj, 66. Shiv Bhan, 78. Shodhyanagari, 115. Shringirishi Inscription, 5, 6, 27, 28, 33. Shuja Khan, 48. Shyamaldas Maha-Mahopadhyaya, Kaviraj, 87, 114. Siddhraj, 43. Sihad Bhatta, 174. Sihaji, 11, 12, 15. Simhapuri, 180. Sindh 15. Singar Chanvri, 161, 175. Sinhapur, 115. Sinhraj, 82. Sirohi, 77, 78, 79, 81, 98, 102, 105, 106, 116, 120, 121, 154, 160, 170, 176, 191. Sirohi Khyat, 79. Sivā, 156, 157, 158, 185. Siwalik Pillar, 196. Sobhāgya Devi, 3, 60, 61, 63, 179, 185. Sodhyā, 180. Sojat, 68, 76. Solankini Parvati, 12. Somadāsa (Rāwal) 187. Somanath, 142, 186. Someshwar Pass, 66.

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Maharana Kumbha. [Left Column] Sorath, 111. Sridhara, 174. Srinagar, 49. Sringardevi, 76. Sudprabandha, 166, 185. Suja, 39. Sultan Mahmud II of Mandu, 45, 47, 53. Sundersuri (Muni), 177. Surya Vamsa, 138. Sutlaj, 19. Suwa, 68. Swarup Singh, 143. T Taj-Bibi-ka-Roza (Taj Mahal), 10. Taj Khan, 88, 92, 93, 99. Tara (Bai) 133, 135, 136, 137. Tarikhi Alfi, 98, 103. Tatar Khan, 43, 44. Tejpal, 175. Tej Singh, 78. Tida, 12. Tilla Bhatta, 173, 174. Timur, 42, 46, 113, 201. Tiraori, 55. Tivoli, 136. Tod (Col.), 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 17, 20, 24, 39, 51, 52, 56, 77, 83, 120, 121, 123, 124, 129, 132, 134, 135, 136, 140, 143, 150, 158. Toda, 114. Todar Mal, 119. Toghji, 83. Trajan, 140. Tribhuvan Narain Temple, 27. Trilokyadipak, 160. Tristhali, 11, 179. Turkistan, 42. U Uda, 22, 137. Udai Karan, 111. Udaipur, 9, 34, 37, 44, 52, 79, 114, 125, 127, 135, 145, 155, 156, 159, 167, 168, 170, 173, 177, 186, 197. Udai Singh, 110, 111, 125. Udayasilagani, 175. Ulugh Khan, 43. Uma, 183. [Right Column] Umar Khan, 93. Upanishads, 164. V Vairat, 121. Vanikdas Yogeshwar, 34. Vanshisagar, 160. Varah Temple, 28. Vardhaman, 116. Vardhana 11, 179. Visalpur, 117. Vasantgarh, 176. Vasanti fort, 121. Vasantpur, 120, 161, 177, 183. Vashishta, 120. Vasudeva, 177. Vela, 161. Velaka, 175. Villabhatta, 174. Vimal Shah, 175. Vincent Smith, Early History of India, 55. Vindya Mountain, 185, 197. Viram, 13. Viram Deva, 33. Vir Vinod, 9, 10, 30, 33, 38, 41, 51, 52, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64, 68, 72, 73, 81, 87, 94, 97, 100, 105, 106, 110, 111, 114, 120. Visalanagara, 180. Visaldeva, 75, 76, 164, 196. Vishamdhati Panchanana, 182. Vishnu, 18, 34, 81, 179, 184, 185. Vrandavatipur, 115. Vyaspur, 117. W Wakiat Mushtaql, 5. Wells H. W., 196. Y Yagapura, 180. Yagnapura. 115. Maharana Yash Prakash, 156. Yavanas, 178, 182. Yoginipur, 115, 180. Yudhishthira, 173. Z Zafar Khan, 7, 43, 178. 234

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