History of the Jats:Dr Kanungo

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.

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Contents:

• Editor's Note
• Foreword....ix
• Author's Note....xi
• Chapter 1. Origin and Early History....1-19
• Chapter 2. Jat History in Aurangzeb’s Reign
• Chapter 3. Expansion of the Jat Power
• Chapter 4. Raja Suraj Mal, An Ally of Nawab Safdar Jang
• Chapter 5. Suraj Mal’s Struggle with the Marathas
• Chapter 6. Ahmad Shah Durrani’s Campaign Against the Jats
• Chapter 7. Suraj Mal’s Great Disappointment....72-84
• Chapter 8. Reign of Suraj Mal....85-90
• Chapter 9. Legacy of Suraj Mal....91-97
• Chapter 10. Maharaja Sawai Jawahar Singh Bharatendra (1764-1768)....98-106
• Chapter 11. Reign of Raja Jawahar Singh....107-128
• Chapter 12. Civil War....129-136
• Chapter 13. Regency of Nawal Singh....137-155
• Chapter 14. Decline of the House of Bharatpur....156-174
• Chapter 15. Reign of Raja Ranjit Singh Jat (1775-1805)....175-186

• Appendx A. The theory of the Indo-Scythian Origin of the Jats....187-192
• Appendx B. The legend about the Yadu Tribe....193-199
• Appendx C. The Jat Risings During Aurangzeb’s Reign....200-202
• Appendx D. Details of the Death of Suraj Mal ....203-205
• Bibliography ....206-217
• Index....218-226

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