A History of Jaipur : c. 1503-1938

Contents: Foreword/Rajmata Gayatri Devi. Preface. Editor’s Note. List of abbreviations. 1. The land, its features and produce. 2. The people. 3. The early Kachhwa Kings. 4. How Akbar won the Kachhwas over. 5. Akbar’s Wars against the Maharana of Mewar. 6. The Kachhwas as Wardens of the North-Western Frontier. 7. Man Singh in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and the Deccan. 8. Interlude and Mirza Raja Jai Singh (First Phase): 1614-37. 9. Jai Singh in the War of Mughal Succession. 10. Jai Singh and Shivaji. 11. The last campaign and Death of Jai Singh. 12. Ram Singh and Bishan Singh, 1667-1700. 13. Sawai Jai Singh’s Early career. 14. Sawai Jai Singh’s Dealings with the Marathas. 15. Sawai Jai Singh and Rajputana. 16. Sawai Jai Singh’s City and Observatories. 17. Sawai Jai Singh’s Achievement and character. 18. Ishwari Singh, 1743-50. 19. Sawai Madho Singh, 1751-68. 20. The Jaipur State and the Imperial Delhi Government, 1778-85. 21. Mahadji Sindhia invades Jaipur: the Lalsot Campaign, 1786-87. 22. The last Rajput struggle against the Marathas: the Battle of Patan, 1790. 23. The last years of Sawai Pratap Singh, 1791-1803. 24. The British Alliance. 25. The last days of the Ancient Regime in Jaipur. 26. The reign of Ram Singh II: the first half. 27. The reign of Ram Singh II: An era of Progress. 28. Sawai Madho Singh II. 29. Sawai Man Singh II: Education and share in administration. 30. Jaipur administrative activities today. Appendices. Index.
 
“This authentic and authoritative History of Jaipur was commissioned by Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II, the last ruler of the erstwhile Jaipur state. Sir Jadunath Sarkar agreed to take up the assignment and completed the manuscript in 1939-40. The book was finally published, as it was originally written, more than 40 years later in 1984.

The author meticulously documented the history of the Kachhwa rulers of Jaipur. He ploughed through a profusion of raw material preserved almost intact for three and a half centuries in the Kachhwa House to present a compelling history of the Jaipur Dynasty.

Lucidly written, this book will be of interest to scholars and general readers alike.”