Literature plays an important role in knowing history.
(1) We get the help from Veda-Purana, Ramayana, Mahabarat, Buddhist and Jain texts to know the ancient history of Rajasthan.
(2) We get the description of the achievements of Chauhans by epic, ‘Prathiviraj Vijay’ written by Jayanak in latter part of the 12th century.
(3) Through Nayan Chand Suri’s epic ‘Hammer Mahakavya’ we get the information about history of Chauhans along with Allauddin Khilji’s Ranthambore victory as well as the social, religious, condition of that time.
(4) Prithvi Raj Raso, Vachnika of Achal Das Khinci, Padmnabh written Kanhad Dev Prabandh, Dalpat—Vilas written by Dalpat Singh of Bikaner, Vachnika written by Khidiya Jagga etc. are especially noteworthy.
(5) Nainsi’s Khyat, Dayal Das’s Khyat, Khyat of Jodhpur state, helps us to know the history.
(6) Persian: Urdu literary texts (Persian-Urdu Tvarikho) helps us to understand the history of medieval Rajasthan specially.
(7) The historical texts ‘Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan’ and “A Journey of western Rajasthan” written by Colonel James Todd, “Vansh Bhaskar” written by the great writer of Bundi Suryamall Misan, ‘Veer Vinod’ written by poet laureate Shyamal Das, History of Marwar State (Marwar Rajya Ka Itihas) written by Vishweshar Nath Reu, History of Udaipur, Jodhpur, Sirohi, Dungarpur, Banswara and Pratapgarh written by Gauri Chand Ojha are notable.