James Tod

James Tod (1782-1835), British officer and Oriental scholar, was born on March 20 1782, and went to India as a cadet in the Bengal army in 1799. He commanded the escort attached to the resident with Sindhia from 1812 to 1817. In the latter year he was in charge of the Intelligence Department which largely contributed to break up the Maratha Confederacy in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and was of great assistance in the campaign in Rajputana. In 1818 he was appointed political agent for the states of western Rajputana, where he conciliated the chieftains, settled their mutual feuds and collected materials for his Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (2 vols., 1829-1832). Another book, Travels in Western India (1839), was published posthumously. He returned from India in 1823.

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1782 - 1835 - British - Oriental scholar - March 20 - Bengal - 1799 - Sindhia - 1812 - 1817 - Maratha Confederacy - Third Anglo-Maratha War - Rajputana - 1818 - 1829 - 1832 - 1839 - 1823

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