A History of the Mahrattas v1.c13.77
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c13.77
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¹ Original letter. [*Peshkash*, a Persian word signifying ‘first-fruits,’ is used in various technical senses, e.g. a fine on appointment, renewal, or investiture; a quit-rent; sometimes a present to a great man. (Yule’s *Hobson-Jobson*, ed. Crooke (1903), p. 701.)]