History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c42.4

v2.c42.4

The second important point, the knowledge of which we also owe to Mr. Khandekar, is the real name of this important person. There is a certain amount of confusion in the Calendar of Persian Correspondence published by the Imperial Record Department of the Government of India. In the majority of cases the name is written in the form of Sambhājī Ganeś.¹ In one case only the name is given as Ganeś Sambhājī. In the case of this letter, which was received from Mahārājā Jānojī Bhonsle on the 2nd July, 1768, the summary says, : "Since the return of Bhavani Pandit, who was the former Subahdar of Cuttack, Ganesh Sambhaji who is a man of great knowledge and tried courage, and is perfectly polite in his manner, has been deputed from hence with a well-appointed army."²