No Treason (1867–1870), No. I
“If we compare the antiquity and illustrious descent of the dynasties which have ruled, and some which continue to rule, the small sovereignties of Rajasthan, with many of celebrity in Europe, superiority will often attach to the Rajput.”
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan by James Tod
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