A History of the Mahrattas v1.c17.195
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c17.195
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² This village, originally called Nagurgaom, is said to have been named Tolapoor, or the place of weighing, in order to commemorate Shahjee’s plan of weighing Morar Punt’s elephant, by placing him on a boat, marking the draught of water, removing the elephant, replacing his weight with stones, and weighing them. An anecdote preserved in every Mahratta account of him, and recorded by Colonel Wilks.