Any attempt to revive the role of the raja would entail strict public screening of the person's integrity and abilities. |
Raja Mansingh's successor raja Vikramaditya, who was a feudatory of Lodis since 1519, was also in Agra. |
On the domain of the raja, who seemed reluctant to deal directly with the stone-breakers, they more or less seized the land with quiet consent from the local authorities. |
The Bhonsla raja of Nagpur died without lineal heirs in 1853, and his territory was likewise annexed. |
Similarly, the penlops, who were to be appointed by the deb raja, in practice fought their way into office. |
Distinctions between raja and praja, prince and people, did not bother her, and she could be as cavalier about the yawning social divide between women and men. |