Historical Sketch of the Native States of India

First published in 1875 the book is a condensed historical sketch of the native dynasties reigning in India at the time. For a task so extensive the author was fortunate to have been previously engaged in the study of Native States and also have in his library all the authorities necessary for the purpose including Colonel Todd’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Captain Duff’s History of the Mahrattas, Aitchison’s invaluable collection Treaties, Engagements and Sunnuds, Elphinstone’s History of India to Ferishta’s History of the Dekkan, besides numerous journals, and friends like Runga Charlu, Controller to the household of the Maharaja of Mysore and others.