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an annual revenue of one hundred and twenty lacks of rupees; though from the nature of its government, the amount paid into the rajah's treasury now feldom exceeds fixty lacks. This, may be accounted for by confidering that the feudal fyftem prevailing throughout the dominions of Jypore leffens thereby the actual reyenue of the state. The refpective chieftains hold their lands in Jâiedad, and for the exprefs purpose of affording a body of troops in times of emergency, which cannot be difpenfed with. To this certain expence are to be added the occafional exactions of the fovereign upon particular chiefs, and confequent diminution of the effective military force.

The chiefs of the diftrict termed Sheckhawathy in particular, who in former times could contribute their quota towards the exigencies of the state, by bringing ten thousand men into the field, and who from great military experience and length of fervice, were justly confidered as the best foldiers in the Jypore army, can now with difficulty mufter three thousand men. Of late Of late years these troops have become not only extremely difgufted with the fervice,

occafioned by the caufes already detailed, but have evinced a spirit of difcontent and diffatisfaction, which in the event of civil difcord threatens to prove highly detrimental to the general interefts of the community.

The Rajpoot princes of Jypore are of the tribe called Kutchwa, and tracing their origin from a remote antiquity, this illuftrious family in the annals of the empire are called Beni Suruj, or children of the fun. They originally fettled in the fouthern parts of the province of Gualior, and drew their lineage from rajah Ramchunder, a prince of high celebrity.

It appears from the Hindoo books called Ramayoon and Muhubhârat, that rajah Ramchunder had two fons, the one named Nubh, and the other Koosh. The defcendants of the former are denominated Burhagoojer, and thofe of the latter Kutchwayah. Pirthi Raj* the

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* Pirthi Sing, aforementioned, was the founder of a dynasty, denominated Duazdah Kutchoory, or the twelve partitions; so called from the number of his sons, among whom, to prevent animosities, he during his lifetime divided his dominions into as many separate parts.

first fovereign who mounted the throne of Jy

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pore, in the era of Bekermajeet,* 1559, died in 1584.

The defcendants of the Rajahs of Ambeer having established themselves in the finest parts of the peninfula, for a feries of years were pof feffed of high authority and extensive dominion. Among these Maun Sing, a prince renowned in the annals of the empire, affumed a leading part; others, following his example, in fucceffion contributed to the permanent establishment of their family, by acts of no lefs wisdom than benevolence.

The dry and uninteresting matter contained in a genealogical detail can be gratifying to none; it will therefore be fufficient to remark, that the fucceffion of the Rajpoot princes from their founder continued for feveral centuries to fill the throne of Jypore; and our present detail will conclude by obferving, that in the records of the royal family of Ambeer, there

*For the era of Bekermajeet consult Mr. Gladwin's Ayeen Akbery.

exists a table of two hundred and fifteen princes from rajah Ramchunder to Purtaub Sing, the present fovereign.*

In the foregoing detail the compiler has great satisfaction in offering his best thanks to Colonel Palmer, late ambassador at the Poonah Durbar; to Captain John Baillie, professor of the Arabic and Persian languages; and to the gentlemen students in the Persian and Arabic classes in the college of Fort William, founded under the auspices of his excellency the most noble Marquis Wellesley: Colonel Palmer having most obligingly communicated to him some M.S. matter on the genealogy of the Rajpoot princes of Jypore, Joudpore, and Oudipore; and Captain Baillie having, with no less kindness, suggested to his pupils the translation of it as a voluntary exercise during their vacation hours.

CHAPTER VIII.

In an expedition against Jypore, Mr. Thomas is joined by Vavon Row. Their proceedings. Account of the city of Futtahpore.—Approach of the Jypore army.—Battle of Futtahpore.

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returning from a digreffion, which it is hoped will have afforded our readers fome relief from the tedium of narrative detail, it is now neceffary to remark, that about this time Luckwah, commander in chief of the forces of Scindiah north of the Nerbuddah, fent orders to Vavon Row to invade Jypore; and in his letter on that subject, having mentioned the fum exacted by his predeceffors in office from each of the diftricts, he recommended Vavon Row to demand an equal proportion on the prefent occafion, as a reward for the fervice to be performed he moreover allowed Vavon Row ten annas in the rupee, from the money thus collected, to be divided among the troops,

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