214 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [June, 1906. 
(i) The general belief is that the movement is being fostered 
se who have served or are serving in regiments,. 
and this is the outside influence which has tended to- 
rin ut a rupture. 
(ii) The Rawats condemn the matrimonial practices and beef- 
eating propensities of the Merats, and say that the 
extent to which these practices have increased of late 
is the cause of the dispute. 
(iii) The Merats deny the foregoing contention and say that 
the Rawats have brought about the dispute by wanting 
to be considered ‘ Rajputs.’ 
It now remains to be seen what evidence has been pro- 
: duced in support of each of the above points. 
es imente °nce® i 
regiments 
which enlist Mer. W!° h 
bales regiments in the Indian Army enlist Mer- 
wara clans and what their organization is. 
ere are five such regiments :— 
(i) The 44th Merwara Infantry. 
(ii) The 119th Rajputana Infantry. 
Numbers (i) and (v) are fixtures at Ajmer and Erinpura. 
Numbers (ii), (iii), and (iv) are stationed at places in the vor 
Command. The 119th, 120th and 122nd are each composed < 
two companies Gajars (Western Rajputana), two Companies Mers 
and Central India), and two companies Hindustani Muhsmumet’ 
ans. The 43rd Erinpura Regiment has about 200 Mers and Merats, 
p Regi 4 
Peay the Mutiny. In 1860 the two battalions were amal- 
gamated into what is known as the “ Mhairwara Military Poli 
