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Bhopal College Library, Udaipur for their kindness in allowing me to use books of reference in their possession. “I am deeply indebted to the patronage of His Highness of Udaipur who has been kind enough to give me access to Jotdan, his private picture gallery, to get readings from the portraits and paintings. I am also indebted to the authorities of the SaraswatiBhandar Library, Udaipur for the facilities accorded to me for taking down notes from the original MSS. preserved there. I cannot fail to record my obligations to the Commissioner of ljdaipnr Division for the access given to me to the Records Department where I was able to study and copy a large number of Copper-plates and Photographs of ‘Pattas’, so rich and hit her to unexplored historical material preserved there. My grateful acknowledgements are due to my teacher Dr. A. L. Srivastava, M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt., Head of the Department of History and‘ Politics, Agra College, Agra, who has inspired in me a love for history and who has been guiding me throughout in my research study. I wish to express my thanks to Prof. Henry, M.A., B.T., who has read the whole MS. carefully. I am also thankful to my publishers who have grudged no expenditure in making the hook as attractive and useful as possible within short time. Lastly, I acknowledge my indebtedness to the University of Rajputana for the grant-in-aid of Rs. l,500/- received by me from the University towards the cost of the publication of this book (First edition).