Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner

The Rajasthan State Archives has its headquarters in Bikaner, with branches in seven cities of the state. Its holdings include administrative records of the Mughal period, such as Persian farmans, nishans, manshurs, akbarat, vakil reports, arzdashts and letters, as well as papers produced by the princely states of Rajasthan, among them bahiat, pattas, parwanas, rukkas and chithiat.

Researchers can use its microfilming service, reference library and research rooms. For visitors there is a record gallery that displays important documents of administrative, social, economic and historical value.