History of the Jats by Dr Kanungo

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History of the Jats

Contribution to the History of Northern India (Upto the Death of Mirza Najaf Khan, 1782)

By Kalika Ranjan Qanungo. Edited and annotated by Vir Singh. Delhi, Originals, 2003, ISBN 81-7536-299-5.

Contents:

Wiki Editor's Note....
Editor's Note....iii
Foreword....ix
Author's Note....xi
Chapter I. Origin and Early History....1
Chapter II. Jat History in Aurangzeb’s Reign....20
Chapter III. Expansion of the Jat Power....35
Chapter IV. Raja Suraj Mal, An Ally of Nawab Safdar Jang....45
Chapter V. Suraj Mal’s Struggle with the Marathas....51
Chapter VI. Ahmad Shah Durrani’s Campaign Against the Jats....58
Chapter VII. Surajmal’s Great Disappointment....72
Chapter VIII. Reign of Suraj Mal....85
Chapter IX. Legacy of Suraj Mal....91
Chapter X. Maharaja Sawai Jawahar Singh Bharatendra (1764-1768)....98
Chapter XI. Reign of Raja Jawahar Singh....107
Chapter XII. Civil War....129
Chapter XIII. Regency of Nawal Singh....137
Chapter XIV. Decline of the House of Bharatpur....156
Chapter XV. Reign of Raja Ranjit Singh Jat (1775-1805)....175

Appendix A. The theory of the Indo-Scythian Origin of the Jats....187
Appendix B. The legend about the Yadu Tribe....193
Appendix C. The Jat Risings During Aurangzeb’s Reign....200
Appendix D. Details of the Death of Suraj Mal ....203
Bibliography ....206
Index....218-226

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