Relations of Hadas with Mughal Emperors (1568-1720 A.D.) An Old and Rare Book

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Rajputana in the medieval period of Indian History, witnessed the emergence of a few Rajput clans as ruling power. The prominent among them were the Sisodias of Mewar, Rathors of Marwar and Bikaner, Kachhawahas of Amber and the Hadas of Bundi and Kotah. While the ruling houses of Mewar, Marwar, Bikaner and Amber have attracted the attention of the historians, so far no work has been done on the Hadas of Bundi and Kotah who ruled over the region known in Rajputana as Hadauti. The aim of the present work is, there-fore, to study the history of the Hada Rajputs with all its aspects their origin and role in the history of Rajputana as an independent states; their relations with the Mughals before and after submission and their position and status in the Mughal Court vis-a-vis the other Rajput chiefs.

Though the material available on the subject is scattered and scanty, yet contemporary and near contemporary Persian as well as Rajasthani sources provide sufficient information to construct the history of the Hadas. The present study is an effort towards this end. The information provided in the sources or the views expressed by different scholars have been properly exmined before taking cognisance.

The basis of the present work is my Ph.D. thesis on Mughal-Rajput Relations from Akbar to Aurangzeb-with special reference to the Hadas approved by the Bhagalpur University, The topic was suggested by my teacher, Late Dr. U. N. Day of the Department of History, Delhi University. The research on the subject was undertaken under the guidance of Professor Panchanand Mishra, Head of the Department of History, Bhagalpur University. I owe my gratitude to him for his able guidance but for whom the work could not have been completed. I am also indebted to my teacher, Dr. H. C. Verma, Reader in the Department of History, University of Delhi who helped me in the shape of criticism, suggestions and often helping me in understanding the difficult Persian passages. I also express my sincere gratitude to Dr. K. Maitra, Deputy Secretary, I.C.H R. who helped and encouraged me for doing this work.

I am also thankful to the members of the staff of the Library of Delhi and Rajasthan Universities, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Rajasthan Archieves, Dr. Raghubir Sinh's library at Sitamau, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi and to Shri Kalyan Singh, A.D.C. of Ex-Maharao of Kotah.

I am also thankful to Mr. Sanjay Arora of Deputy Publications for taking pains in the publication of the present work.