[35]. Annals of Mārwār, Vol. II. p. [1048].
[36]. The manuscript says, “On the spot where the first Jai Singh erected the three mahalls, and excavated the tank called the Talkatora, he erected other edifices.” As Hindu princes never throw down the works of their predecessors, this means that he added greatly to the old palace.
[37]. [Aide-de-camp.]
[38]. By such researches we should in all probability recover those sketches of ancient history of the various dynasties of Rajputana, which he is said to have collected with great pains and labour, and the genealogies of the old races, under the titles of Rajavali and Rajatarangini; besides, the astronomical works, either original or translations, such as were collected by Jai Singh, would be a real gift to science.
[39]. He ruled from S. 1150 to S. 1201, A.D. 1094-1143. [Hemāchārya, or Hemachandra, was a famous scholar who flourished in the reigns of Siddharāja Jayasingha and Kumārapāla. He is said to have been converted to Islām (BG, i. Part i. 180 f., 182 f., ix. Part ii. 26, note.)[note.)]]
[40]. See Vol. I. p. [91], for a description of the rite of Asvamedha.