Gaur also known as "Gour" is a Rajput clan. They have ancient ancestry and find mention by James Tod as one of 36 royal races in his book Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan.
A Gaur Rajput aristocrat from Powayan.
Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod was a British army officer and scholar. He combined his official role and his amateur interests to create a series of works about the history and geography of India, and i
Gaur (clan)
…Gaur also known as "Gour" is a Rajput clan. They have ancient ancestry and find mention by James Tod as one of 36 royal races in his book Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan. The Gaur Rajputs once held a prominent position in Ajmer till the time of…
The frontispiece of the 1920 edition of Tod's Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han
Painting of James Tod with his Jain guru, Yati Gyanchandra. Artist: Ghasi, Rajputana
Etching of Tod fishing in the Banas River in Rajasthan
Painting dated October 1882, showing Tod seated on an elephant. Original inscription: Kaptan Jems Tad Sahab (master), is riding from Udaipur to the Dabok Bungalow. Guru Gyanchandra rides also.