The Mertiyo Rathors of Merto, Rajasthan

The Meṛtīyo Rāṭhoṛs of Meṛto, Rājasthān is a treasure for scholars of Rajpūt history. Richard D. Saran and Norman P. Ziegler, whose contributions to Rajpūt studies are well known to specialists in the field, have given us a work of deep and exacting scholarship. It is the culmination of decades devo...

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Main Authors: Saran, Richard, Ziegler, Norman P.
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