A History of the Mahrattas v1.c18.49
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c18.49
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v1.c18.49
The Mahratta ministers, who like all Bramins are ever on the watch for such opportunities, speedily turned this jealousy, which they foresaw would prove reciprocal, to their own advantage. They courted both, but they first gained Zoolfikar Khan, who entered into a secret compact with Raja Ram for the purpose of obstructing the prince's measures, which he did, either by thwarting his plans where the execution depended on himself, or by preparing the besieged to counteract every intended operation.¹