Colonel James Tod

▪️ Colonel James Tod was an officer of the British East India Company.
▪️ He was born on March 20, 1782 at a place called 'Inslington' in England.
▪️ He served on the post of 'Lieutenant' in the British Army.
▪️ Tod reached the camp of 'Daulat Rao Scindia' in 1805 AD by becoming an officer in the army of his friend 'Graeme Merson'.
▪️ When Lord Hastings started the war against the Pindaris, the English army got help from Todd in many ways.
▪️ Resident Sir Richard Strachey appointed him as his second assistant.
▪️ From 1818 to 1822, Tod was the Political Agent of Western Rajputana.
▪️ Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar made many reforms in his state with his advice.
▪️ While going to Jodhpur in 1819 AD, Tod collected many inscriptions and coins which are very useful for history.
▪️ Maharaj of Jodhpur also presented many books of Rajput history to Colonel Tod.
▪️ Tod went back to England after living in India for 24 years.
▪️ In 1824 he got the rank of Major and in 1826 he got the rank of 'Lieutenant Colonel'.