[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937) › v4.c27.41 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c27.41 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c27.41 - **Language:** English ### [v4.c27.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c27.41) 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 - [Previous: v4.c27.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c27.40) - [Next: v4.c27.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c27.42) - [Up: v4.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c27.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c27.41) · Pramāṇa