254 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
much material which I had collected when I was in Jodhpur 
in 1915 and was preparing myself to write a history of this 
State. Needless to say, the history of the Rathoras from the 
times of Sihd to those of rau Jodho—the father of rau Viko—- 
is as much history of Bikaner as it is of Jodhpur. 
PUBLISHING. 
Three publications were issued during the year, to wit: 
(1) The Vacanika Ratana Singhaji ri Mahesadasota v7, Part 
i: Dingala Text with Notes and Glossary; (2) fasciculus i 
of Descriptive Catalogue of Bardic and Historical Manuscripts, 
Section i: Prose Chronicles, Part ii: Bikaner State; and ( 
fasciculus i of ditto, Section ii: Bardic Poetry, Part i: Bikaner 
State ; and one new work was’sent to Press. to wit: the Chanda 
rau Jéta Si ro. mentioned above. The “ Progress Report ”’ for 
1917, containing two lengthy appendices and meant for insertion 
in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, as usual, was 
submitted to the Society in April, but the Society having 
decided to apply to the Government of Bengal for a_ special 
grant towards the cost of its publication, the manuscript was 
withheld from the Press until late in September, and consequent- 
ly the Report could not be published during the year. 
EXPLORATION. 
The exploration of the Bikaner territory in search of anti- 
quarian remains, was continued according to plan, every new 
posed Museum, and as this necessitated a certain amount of 
excavation, t e ground covered in these tours was very small. 
e following is a list of the places of interest personally 
explored by myself during the year: (1) Uderamasara (Jan. 
18th) ; (2) Kilact (Jan. 21st) ; (3) (Udasara (Jan. 30th) ; (4) Ga- 
janéra (Febr. 3rd), Kotari, Kolayata, Madha (Febr. 4th), Vitha- 
noka (Febr. 5th), Mandala (Febr. 6th), Jhajjha (Febr. 7th), 
Vasi-Varasinghasara (Febr. : (5) Stiratagadha (Febr. 
16th), Sardargadha (Febr. 17th), Sahivana (Febr. 18th-2Ist), 
Kanagharavali Theri (Febr. 23rd), Manakasara, Ramapuravali 
Theri (Febr. 25th) ; (6) Rajagadha. (Dadarevd) (March 9th), 
sot Cangoi (March 10th), Vaya (March 11th), Bhadar& (March 
12th), Patud, Ramagadhiya, Nagala, Serapurd, Ninana, Bharu- 
and, Gogand, Gogamert (March 13th), Karoti, Sothi, Nohara 
