The Maharajas of Bikaner
This is a study of the achievements of the royal house of Bikaner that traces the exploits of twenty-five generations. It is an account that deals with the contribution of the Bikaner royalty to art, music, literature and culture and helped in the growth and development of the region. Beginning with the laying of the foundation of the dynasty by Rao Bika in 1465, it details how successive generations fought wars in faraway lands in India and the world, achieving notable success. It describes the achievements of the outstanding rulers like Maharaja Ganga Singh and his successor Maharaja Sadul Singh in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries especially their contributions to the building of modern Bikaner. It has interesting appendices that present lists showing honours, titles, medals of Maharaja Ganga Singh and Maharaja Sadul Singh.
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