The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c27.359

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Marāthās (*continued*) encouraged by Nizām-ul-Mulk to raid north of Narbadā, 347, 349; in Mālwa and Gujarāt, 349; in Gujarāt, 350; expelled from Gujarāt, 351; return there, 353; ravage Mālwā and take Hindaun, 354; administration weakens at death of Bājī Rāo, 365; invade Bengal, 367; a constant menace to Āsaf Jāh, 378; their contests with Nāsir Jang, 383; their kings mere puppets after 1749, 411; their increasing luxury, 413; their system of government, 414; their raids, 415; called to Delhi by Ghāzī-ud-dīn, 415, 439; in Rājputāna, 415-16; capture Lahore, their power at zenith, 416, 445; fail at Pānīpat, 422-4, 448; their losses, 425; called against Bangash Pathāns, 431