8 KAKKATIVE OF A JOURNEY 



Having brought this affair to a happy conclusion, 

 SiNDiAH marched to A'fimere, where he was joined by 

 his army from Joudhpoor. Here he had not remained 

 long, before he was invited, by the Rana of Omiipoor^ 

 to affift him in recovering his authority, and in reduc- 

 ing to obedience Bheem Sing, the governor of the 

 fortrefs of Che'itore, who had thrown off his allegiance, 

 and was in arms againft his fovereign. The Kajah of 

 Qudipoor, is looked on as the head of all the Hajpoot 

 tribes, and has the title of Rana by way of pre-emi- 

 nence. His family is alfo regarded with high refpedf 

 by the Mnfulmaris thcmfelves, in confequence of a 

 curious tradition, relating to his genealogy. He is 

 faid to be dei'cended^ in the female line, from the ce- 

 lebrated Anushirwan, who was king of Perfta at the 

 birth of Mohammed ; and thus to have, in that line, 

 a common origin with the Seids defcended from Hus- 

 sein, the fon of All The circumftance is remarka- 

 ble, and is certainly worthy of a careful inveftigation. 

 For, if admitted^ it proves fo dole an intercourfe to 

 have exilled, at that time, between the natives of In- 

 dia, and the neighbouring Pagan nations, as, com- 

 pared with the nncient prohibition of the intermixture 

 of different cafts, to eilablifh the exifting traces of a 

 common origin. 



But tlie Rana, though the firft in dignity, is in- 

 feriour in power, to the Rajahs of Jaxanagar and 

 Joudhpoor : and the ftrengrh of the fortrefs of Che'itore, 

 which is tituated on a high and rugged mountain, en^ 

 couraged Bheem Sing, one of his moft powerful vaf- 

 faJs, to throw off the yoke of fubje6tion. 



SiNDiAii readily accepted the invitation, and pro- 

 ceeded to Chejtorc, where he was met by the Rana. 

 He inveftefl the fort ; and although his progrefs, 

 againft a place of fuch ftrength, was necellarily flow, 

 he at length reduced Bheem Sing to fuch ftreights, 

 that he furrendered the Ibrt, and fubmitted himlelf to 



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