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former lost his life in an engagement with Haji Khan Lodi, while the latter greatly distinguished bimself in putting down an insurrection during the reign of Lun Karan. Nor did the Bachchhavats lag behind in deeds of public good and religious charity. They celebrated the enthronements of Jaina pontiffs, led parties of pilgrims, and built grand places of Worship They patronised learning encouraged art, and relieved the needy. In short, the existence of the Bachchhavat family proved a great blessing to their neighbours
Karam Chand, the last of the great Bachchhavats, was the son of Sangram, the minister of Rao Kalyan Singh
When Rai Singh came to gaddi in A. D. 1573 he appointed Karam Chand as his diwan Karam Chand was a man of great erudition and wide culture. So far as his personal appearance was concerned nature had not been very indulgent to him, but he possessed a strong common sense, and was a prudent statesman and wise administrator ! Rai Singh had not been long on the throne, when Abhaya Singh, Raja of Jeypore, invaded Bikaner The times were out of joint and the state was not prepared to run the risk of a disastrous and dubious war in his perplexity, the Raja held a conference with the minister who, with his characteristic quickness of decision and,
