[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of the Mahrattas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826) › v1.c19.103 # A History of the Mahrattas v1.c19.103 A History of the Mahrattas v1.c19.103 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.103) It was under these circumstances that Hoossein Ally Khan, distracted by Mahratta depredations on one side and court intrigues on the other, had recourse to negotiations with Shao.⁴ Shunkrajee Mulhar, originally a Carcoon under Sivajee, and appointed Suchew by Raja Ram at Ginjee, retired as has been mentioned, during the siege of that place, to Benares. Having become tired of a life so little in unison with his former habits, he engaged, although then a very old man, in the service of Hoossein Ally Khan when appointed to the Deccan. He soon gained the confidence of his master, and at an early period entered into a correspondence with his old friends at Satara. He represented to the viceroy, that if the Mahratta claims were recognized, they would have an interest in the prosperity of the country; that this was the only way to restore tranquillity, and a certain means to obtain powerful allies, by whose aid he might rest secure from present intrigues and eventually defy the avowed hostility of the Emperor. - [Previous: v1.c19.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.102) - [Next: v1.c19.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.104) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.103) · Pramāṇa