James Tod (1782-1835) was an English military officer of the British East India Company and an Oriental scholar. He travelled India in 1799 as a cadet in the Bengal army. He rose to become Captain of an escort for an envoy in the Sindian royal court and later Political Agent for some areas of Rajputana. He combined his official role and his amateur interests to create a series of works about the history and geography of India, and in particular the area then known as?Rajputana?and?corresponds?to?the?present?state?of?Rajasthan.

• Chapter I Introduction 1Chapter II DeParture from Oodipoor 9Chapter III Grateful attention of the Author’s 29Chapter IV Beejipoor VIew of the Aravulli 50Chapter V Maireoh Jain Temple 73Chapter VI Dailwarra Temple of Vrishabdeva 101Chapter VII Girwur Chandravati 127Chapter VIII Kingdom of Nehrawaleh 144Chapter IX History of Anhulwarra 164Chapter X History of Anhulwarra 193Chapter XI Remains of Anhulwarra 222Chapter XII Journey resumed 237Chapter XIII DeParture from Baroda 246Chapter XIV Palithana The Holy land of the Jains 274Chapter XV Guriadhar Aspect 303Chapter XVI Puttun Somnath 328Chapter XVII Remnant of Early Civilisation 355Chapter XVIII Reflection of the Author 379Chapter XIX Dandoosir Jinjirrie 402Chapter XX Beerwalla Aramra 429Chapter XXI The Author Embarks 444Chapter XXII Cath-kot the Ancient Seat 456Chapter XXIII Statistics and Geography 484Appendiex 503