February, 1912.] Annual Report. XxXix 
Historical Duftar. They have collected the following impor- 
tant historical works :— 
(1) Rajaripaka in 369 leaves. It begins with the last 
days of Yasovanta Singh I, and it goes through the 
reigns of Ajit Singh and Abhay Singh, the most 
important period in the history of Marwar. 
Gunaripak in 134 leaves. It gives the history of the 
reign of Maharaji Gaja Singh. 
The Jhulna songs of Amar Singh, Rao of Nagore, 
in 11 leaves. 
A work on the battle of Ahmedabad in Guzerat, 
fought by Abhay Singh as Subadar, in 36 leaves. 
Rasaguljir in 16 leaves, being the history of the 
Rathor family from Siho to Raja Man Singh, in 
the beginning of the last century. 
A history, in 30 leaves, of Ratan Singh of the family 
of Mahes Das, the first Raja of Rutlum. 
The history, in 15 leaves, of Maharaja YasSovanta 
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(8) The Chappaya verses of Umediji, of the Bhat family, 
in 3 leaves. 
(9) The stories of the Satis, that is, those who immolated 
themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands 
at Rupnagar, leaves 13. 
(10) Songs of Ripa De, leaves 4. 
(11) Jhamal songs of Devi Singhji, Thakur of Pokaran, 
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(12) The history of Sivadan Singhji, Thakur of Ladan. 
(13) Collected songs of the Rajas of the Rathor family of 
Marwar, leaves 332. It contains songs from the 
The Committee has also collected the songs of the Sardars 
of Jodhpur 
All these have been bound into books, the following have 
not :— 
(1) The story of Narbad, leaves 3. 
(2) History of Jodhpur, leaves 130. 
(3) History of Muta Nayana Singh. 
Besides these nearly 500 songs of the Sardars have been 
collected. 
They have not yet been copied or bound. — 
The Travelling Pandits have brought information for 
about 301 works in the different parganas and villages written 
in Dingal Bhasa, an account of which is given below :— 
