A History of the Mahrattas v1.c20.26

v1.c20.26

On a general view, his plans were calculated to preserve his rank at court and his power in the Deccan; to keep alive the old and to create new dissensions among the Mahrattas ; to preserve a connection with that nation, in case it should ultimately be useful to direct their attacks from his own to the imperial territories ; and, however inconsistent some of those designs may seem, in this system of political artifice, through the remainder of a long life, Nizam Ool Moolk not only persevered, but generally prospered.