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Meṛtīyo Rāṭhoṛs of Meṛto, Rājasthān: Select Translations Bearing on the History of a Rajput Family, 1462–1660, Volumes 1–2

Richard Saran and Norman P. Ziegler, translators and annotators
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The Meṛtīyo Rāṭhoṛs of Meṛto, Rājasthān is a treasure for scholars of Rajpūt history. Richard D. Saran and Norman P. Ziegler, whose contributions to Rajpūt studies are well known to specialists in the field, have given us a work of deep and exacting scholarship. It is the culmination of decades devoted to the study of Middle Marwari chronicles from Rājasthān. The sources translated here provide access to the fortunes of a branch of the Jodhpur royal family, and in doing so they illuminate the larger world of Rajpūts in the middle period.

The Meṛtīyo Rāṭhoṛs are significant for several reasons. Their story traces the emergence of a Rajpūt brotherhood into local prominence and follows the establishment of their kingdom on the eastern edge of Mārvāṛ as a defined territorial unit. The evolution of the Meṛtīyos as a brotherhood passed through several clearly defined stages, including a relationship with the house of Jodhpur that ranged from mutual support among brothers to hostility and clear separation. A study of the Meṛtīyos in this context provides a unique view of the formation of a strong and indpenedent Rajpūt cadet line, of the establishment and defense of a local territory, and of the internal relations among Rajpūt brotherhoods regarding issues of precedence, honor, patronage, and service.

The translations are accompanied by an extensive explanatory apparatus taking various forms, which includes a valuable essay on Rajput social organization, complete genealogies, and biographies of all the major personages of the chronicles.

  • Cover
    • Volume 1: Cover
      • Title Page
      • Copyright Page
      • Dedication
      • Acknowledgements
      • Table of Contents
      • List of Illustrations
      • List of Maps
      • List of Tables
      • Introduction
      • Introduction to the Translations
        • I. The Texts
          • A. Muṃhato Naiṇsī
        • II. Conventions
          • A. Translation Methodology
          • B. Transliteration
            • Spelling
        • E. Paragraphing
        • F. Manuscript variants
        • G. Dates
      • Abbreviations
      • Bibliography
      • Rajput Social Organization
      • Succession Lists
      • Chronology
      • The Translations
        • I. Vigat, 2:37-77
        • II. "Aitihāsik Bātāṃ," pp. 42-44
        • III. "Aitihāsik Bātāṃ," pp. 48-56
        • IV. Khyāt, 3:38-40
        • V. Khyāt, 3:87-102
        • VI. Khyāt, 3:115-122
      • Appendices
        • Appendix A: Some Important Towns of MiddlePeriod Rājāsthān
        • Appendix B: Lists of Men Killed in Battles
        • Appendix C: Paṭo of Meṛtīyo JagmālVīramdevot, i559
        • Appendix D: Mughal Land RevenueAdministration: An Overview
      • Glossary
      • Index of Personal Names
      • Index of Place Names
    • Volume 2: Cover
      • Title Page
      • Copyright
      • Volume Two
      • Table of Contents
      • Introduction
      • List of Figures
      • Abbreviations
      • Marriage and Family Lists of the Rulers of Jodhpur
        • Rāv Jodho Riņmalot
        • Rāv Sātal Jodhāvat
        • Rāv Sūjo Jodhāvat
        • Rāv Gāhgo Vāghāvat
        • Rāv Mālde Gāhgāvat
        • Rāv Candrasen Māldevot
        • Moto Rājā Udaisihgh Māldevot
        • Rājā Sūrajsihgh Udaisihghot
        • Rājā Gajsihgh Sūrajsihghot
        • Rājā Jasvantsihgh Gajsihghot
      • Biographical Notes
      • Rajpūts
        • Jeso Bhātīs
          • (no. 1) PīthoĀņandot (5-1)
          • (no. 2) Sānkar Sūrā vat (6-3)
          • (no. 3) Tiloksī Parbatot
          • Bālīso Cahuvāņs
            • (no. 4) Sūjo Sāmvatot
          • Devro Cahuvāņs
            • (no. 5) Surtāņ Bhāņot, Rāv
          • Hādo Cahuvāņs
            • (no. 6) Surjan Urjaņot, Rāv
          • Sācoro Cahuvāņs
            • (no. 7) Jhānjhaņ Bhairavdāsot
            • (no. 8) Megho Bhairavdāsot
          • Sonagaro Cahuvāņs
            • (no. 9) Akhairāj Riņdhīrot
            • (no. 10) Mānsihgh Akhairājot
          • Āhāro Gahlots
            • (no. 11) Āskaraņ Prithīrājot, Rāvai
            • (no. 12) Pratāpsihgh Jaisihghot, Rāvai
          • Mānglīyo Gahlots
            • (no. 13) Dedo
            • (no. 14) Vīram Devāvat
          • Sīsodīyo Gahlots
            • (no. 15) Bhīm Amrāvat, Rājā
            • (no. 16) Tejo Bīkāvat, Rāvāt
            • (no. 17) Udaisihgh Sāhgāvat, Rāņo
            • (no. 18) Candrāvat Durgo Acļāvat, Rāv
          • Dhīrāvat Kachvāhos
            • (no. 19) Rāmdās Ūdāvat
          • Rājāvat Kachvāhos
            • (no. 20) Jagnāth Bhārmalot, Rājā
            • (no. 21) Jagrūp Jagnāthot, Kumvar
          • Sekhāvat Kachvāhos
            • (no. 22) Rāymal Sekhāvat
          • Pamvārs of Cātsū
            • (no. 23) Akho Sodhāvat
            • (no. 24) Pancāiņ Karamcandot, Rāvāt
            • (no. 25) Jagmāl Karamcandot, Rāvāt
          • Sānkhlo Pamvārs
            • (no. 26) Jāhgaļvo Nāpo Māņakrāvat, Rāņo
            • (no. 27) Jāhgaļvo Tejsī Bhojāvat
          • Akhairājot Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 28) Rāņo Akhairājot
            • (no. 29) Goind Rāņāvat
            • (no. 30) īsardās Rāņāvat
            • (no .31) V airsī Rāņāvat
            • (no. 32) Bhado Pancāiņot
            • (no. 33) Lakhmaņ Bhadāvat
            • (no. 34) Tejsī Urjaņot
            • (no. 35) Pato Kānhāvat
            • (no. 36) Netsī Sīhāvat
          • Bālāvat Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 37) Vīdo Bhārmalot
            • (no. 38) Nago Bhārmalot
            • (no. 39) Dhano Bhārmalot
          • Bhārmalot Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 40) Prithīrāj Baļūvot
          • Bhīmvot Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 41) Varjāhg Bhīmvot
          • Bīkāvat Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 42) Bīko Jodhāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 43) Naro Bīkāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 44) Lūņkaraņ Bīkāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 46) Kalyāņmal Jaitsīyot, Rāv
            • (no. 47) Bhīmrāj Jaitsīyot, Kumvar
          • Cāmpāvat Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 48) Jeso Bhairavdāsot
            • (no. 49) Jaitmāl Jesāvat
            • (no. 50) Rāmo Bhairavdāsot
            • (no. 51) Amro Rāmāvat
            • (no. 52) Sahaiso Rāmāvat
          • Cūņdāvat Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 53) Kānho Cūņdāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 54) Sato Cūņdāvat, Rāv
            • (iīo. 55) Āskaraņ Satāvat
            • (no. 56) Narbad Satāvat
            • (no. 57) īsar Gharsīyot
            • (no. 58) Mahes Gharslyot
            • (no. 59) Rājsihgh Gharsīyot
          • Idareco Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 60) Nārāyaņdās Pūnjāvat, Rāv
            • Jaitāvat Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 61) Jaito Pancāiņot
            • (no. 62) Udaisihgh Jaitāvat
            • (no. 63) Prithīrāj Jaitāvat
            • (no. 64) Puraņmal Prithīrājot
            • (no. 65) Devīdās Jaitāvat
            • (no. 66) Bhākharsī Jaitāvat
            • Jaitmālot Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 67) Ūdo Kānhardevot
            • (no. 68) Bhādo Mokaļot
            • (no. 69) Akhairāj Bhādāvat
            • (no. 70) Bhairavdās Bhādāvat
            • (no. 71) Sāndho Mokaļot
            • (no. 72) Sīdho Mokaļot
            • (no. 73) Jodho Mokaļot
            • (no. 74) Candrāj Jodhāvat
            • (no. 75) Narāiņdās Candrājot
            • (no. 76) Bhojo Gāhgāvat, Rāvāt
            • (no. 77) Sāhgo Bhojāvat
            • (no. 78) Sagto Sāhgāvat
            • (no. 79) Moto Jogāvat
          • Jodho Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 80) Acļo Sivrājot
            • (no. 81) Bhākharsī Dūngarsīyot
            • (no. 82) Khahgār Jogāvat
            • (no. 83) Vāgho Sūjāvat
            • (no. 84) Vīramde Vāghāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 85) Jaitsī Vāghāvat
            • (no. 86) Sekho Sūjāvat
            • (no. 87) Kisandās Gāhgāvat
            • (no. 88) īsardās Kalyāņdāsot
            • (no. 89) Mahesdās Daļpatot
          • Karamsot Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 90) Udaikaraņ Karamsīyot
            • (no. 91) Jagmāl Udaikaraņot
            • (no. 94) Dhanrāj Karamsīyot
            • (no. 92) Pancāiņ Karamslyot
            • (no. 93) Mahes Pancāiņot
          • Kūmpāvat Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 95) Kūmpo Mahirājot
            • (no. 96) Pato (Pratāpsihgh) Kūmpāvat
            • (no. 97) Prithīrāj Kūmpāvat
            • (no. 98) Mahes Kūmpāvat
            • (no. 99) Māņdaņ Kūmpāvat
            • (no. 100) Kānhāsihgh Khīmvāvat
            • (no. 101) Rājsihgh Khīmvāvat
          • Mahevco Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 102) Hāpo Varsinghot, Rāvai
            • (no. 103) Meghrāj Hāpāvat, Rāvai
          • Mertīyo Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 104) Dūdo Jodhāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 105) Vīramde Dūdāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 106) Rāysal Dūdāvat
            • (no. 107) Jaimal Vīramdevot, Rāv
            • (no. 108) Sādūļ Jaimalot
            • (no. 109) īsardās Vīramdevot
            • (no. 110) AcļoRāymalot
            • (no. 111) Arjaņ Rāymalot
            • (no. 112) Prayāgdās Arjaņot
            • (no. 113) Surtāņ Jaimalot
            • (no. 114) Balbhadar Surtāņot
            • (no. 115) Gopāļdās Surtāņot
            • (no. 116) Jagnāth Gopāļdāsot
            • (no. 117) Vīthaļdās Jaimalot
            • (no. 118) Dvārkādās Jaimalot
            • (no. 119) Kesodās Jaimalot
            • (no. 120) Narhardās īsardāsot
            • (no. 121) Kānhīdās Kesodāsot
            • (no. 122) Indrabhāņ Kānhīdāsot
            • (no. 123) Cāndo Vīramdevot
            • (no. 124) Jagmāl Vīramdevot
            • (no. 125) Vāgh Jagmālot
            • (no. 126) Kalo Jagmālot
            • (no. 127) Jaitmāl Pancāiņot
            • (no. 128) Gopāļdās Sundardāsot
          • Riņmalot Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 129) Sīhghaņ Khetsīyot
            • (no. 130) Bhāņ Bhojrājot
          • Sīndhaļ Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 131) Narsinghdās Khīndāvat (Vīdāvat)
            • (no. 132) Megho Narsihghdāsot
            • (no. 133) Dūhgarsī
            • (no. 134) Dedo Kojhāvat
            • (no. 135) Riņdhīr Kojhāvat
            • (no. 136) Cāmpo Karamslyot
          • Ūdāvat Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 137) Dūhgarsī Ūdāvat
            • (no. 138) Tejsī Dūhgarsīyot
            • (no. 139) Jaitsī Ūdāvat
            • (no. 140) Khīmvo Ūdāvat
            • (no. 141) Ratansī Khīmvāvat
            • (no. 142) Bhīmv Kilāņdāsot
            • Ūdāvat (Baithvāsīyo) Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 143) Tiloksī Varjāngot
          • Ūhar Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 144) Hardās Mokaļot
            • no. 144) Hardās Mokaļot (no. 145) Bhāņ Kājāvat
          • Varsihghot Mertlyo Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 146) Varsihgh Jodhāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 147) Sīho Varsihghot, Rāv
            • (no. 148) Bhojo Sīhāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 149) Gāhgo Sīhāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 150) Jeso Sīhāvat, Rāv
            • (no. 151) Sahaiso Tejsīyot
            • (no. 152) Sāmvaļdās Udaisihghot
          • Vīdāvat Rāṭhoṛs
            • (no. 153) Kalyāņmal Udaikaraņot
          • Khānzāda (Nāgaurī) Khāns
            • (no. 154) Muhammad Daulat Khān (Daulatīyo)
          • Bhaņdārīs
            • (no. 156) Lūņo Gorāvat
            • Mumhatos
            • (no. 157) Khīmvo Lālāvat
            • (no. 158) Nago
            • (no. 159) Mumhato Raymal Khetāvat
            • (no. 160) Vēlo
            • Pancolīs
            • (no. 161) Abho Jhājhāvat
            • (no. 162) Neto Abhāvat
            • (no. 163) Rātno Abhāvat
      • Rajasthani Kinship Terminology
      • Index of Personal Names
      • Index of Place Names
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Published: 2001
Publisher: University of Michigan Center for South Asia Studies
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license
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  • 978-0-472-90173-9 (open access)
  • 978-0-89148-085-3 (hardcover)
Series
  • Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia
Subject
  • History:Asian and Southeast Asian History
  • Asian Studies:South/Southeast Asia
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