[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.c19.17 # A History of the Mahrattas v1.c19.17 A History of the Mahrattas v1.c19.17 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.17) ² \[The modern Sāswad, head quarters of Purandhar tāluka, on the left bank of the Karha, sixteen miles south-east of Poona. Near the junction of the river and one of its minor tributaries stands the walled mansion of the Purandhare family, which was once strongly fortified and held a detachment of British troops at bay for ten days in 1818. (I.G. Bom., 1909, i. 530.)\] - [Previous: v1.c19.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.16) - [Next: v1.c19.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.18) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c19.17) · Pramāṇa