[40]. [Not the Khairpur in Sind; 38 miles N.E. of Bahāwalpur city.]
[41]. This account was drawn up in 1814.
[42]. While putting this to the press, rumour says that the chiefs of Bikaner are in open rebellion against the Raja, who has applied, but without success, to the British Government for support. This, if true, is as it should be. [This rebellion occurred in 1815, and the Mahārāja invoked British aid. A treaty was signed on March 9, 1818, by which Sūrat Singh and his successors became subordinate to the British Government. A force under Brigadier-General Arnold restored order (Erskine iii. A. 326).]
[43]. [Bīdāvati, now Sūjangarh, bounded on S. by Jodhpur, and E. by Shaikhāwati (ibid. iii. A. 390 f.).]
[44]. [On S. frontier of the State.]
[45]. [Bidesar or Bidāsar is 64 miles S.S.W. of Bīkaner city.]