A History of the Mahrattas v1.c18.111

v1.c18.111

In the meantime a great change had taken place in the Mahratta government. Raja Ram, when the Punt Amat was called to see him, had just returned from Jaulna, having experienced a long and fatiguing pursuit from Zoolfikar Khan. He was suffering from a spitting of blood and inflammation of the lungs, brought on by violent exertion during this retreat. After lingering about thirty days, his illness proved mortal: he expired in the fort of Singurh about the middle of March, a month before the fall of Satara.²