James Tod
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Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod was a British army officer and scholar. 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 that corresponds to the present day state of Rajasthan, and which Tod...
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Map of Mewar (or Udaipur) state
Map of India and Rajputana, 1823, the year Tod returned to England
Painting of James Tod with his Jain guru, Yati Gyanchandra. Artist: Ghasi, Rajputana
Etching of Tod fishing in the Banas River in Rajasthan
Painting dated October 1882, showing Tod seated on an elephant. Original inscription: Kaptan Jems Tad Sahab (master), is riding from Udaipur to the Dabok Bungalow. Guru Gyanchandra rides also.![The Residency building in Udaipur, which was the home of the Political Agent. The title of "Political Agent" for the region was changed to "Resident" in 1881.[31]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a0/Residency_in_Mewar_or_Udaipur.jpg/500px-Residency_in_Mewar_or_Udaipur.jpg)
The Residency building in Udaipur, which was the home of the Political Agent. The title of "Political Agent" for the region was changed to "Resident" in 1881.[31]
Etching of Jug Mandir Palace, Lake Pichola, Udaipur. Plate 8 of Tod's Annals (1829)Religious Figures born in the 1780s 6
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Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod was a British army officer and scholar. 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 that corresponds to the present day state of Rajasthan, and which Tod referred to as Rajast'han.
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