The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c27.41

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Bālājī Bāji Rāo, succeeds as Peshwā, 365, 407; resents Muslim attempts on Mālwa, 366; receives *chauth* of Bihār and Mālwa, 368, 441; opposes succession of Salābat Jang, 387, 410; defeated by French, 387, 412, 434; crushes Nizām's army, 390; exacts large cessions, 391; dominates Rām Rājā, 410; reforms administration, 413–14; his character, 414; despatches army against Ahmad Shāh Abdālī, 415, 446; tries to send reinforcements to Pānīpat, 424; his death, 425