68 NARRATIVE OF A JOTRXEY 



As we are now entered on the territories dependant 

 on Jinanagar or Amhher^ fome account may naturally 

 be expe6led of the family, which lor a long feries of 

 ages has held dominion over them. The following 

 pariiculars reft on the authority of Xavier de Silva 

 the confidential fervant of the pre fent .Rajah. 



The tribe of Rajputs to which this family belongs, 

 is named Cuchivaha, and is of the Su?yahans^ or 

 children of the Sun ; being defcended from Rama, 

 the celebrated Rajah oi Ajodhya. 



Rama had two fons, one named Loh, the other 

 Cu'sH ; the defcendants of Loh are named Bud-Gu'- 

 JER, and the decendants of Cu'sH, Ciiclrjiuiha. From 

 Cu'sH, the /i7v^w^^^^'chronologers reckon 210 Rajahs, 

 in fucceffion, to Prit,hi-Rau, who fucceeded to the 

 niiifiiud of Ambhcr in ^umbut 1559, or A. D. 1502; 

 and died in -SWw^w/ 1584? having reigned twxnty-four 

 years, eight months, and twenty days. 



Prit,hi-Raj had eighteen Tons. 



1. B,ha'ramul, who fucceeded him. 



2. Bhi'm, eftablifhed the Raj or Kirw'ir. 



3. Sa'ncaj'i who h\x^\.^angamr,'\ 



4. Raimul, '. The fe four left no 



5. Bhi'm-pa'l, I defcendants. 

 0. MucTAji, J 



To the remaining twelve Tons, Prit,hi-Raj, to 

 avoid the contention which he forfaw was likely to 

 happen after his death ; afligned, in his lifetime, 

 portions of territory, which defcended to their off- 

 Ipring, and are called the twelve chambers^ [Ciitjui) 

 of the houfe of Cuchv.dha, ' 



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