A History of the Mahrattas v1.c23.53
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c23.53
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v1.c23.53
The country was breaking into many small states; the Nabobs of Kurnoul, Kurpa,¹ and Savanoor, the descendants of governors under the dynasties of Beejapoor and Golcondah, were closely connected with some of the Mahrattas, and had been for some time nearly independent. The son-in-law of the Nabob of Arcot, the well known Chunda Sahib, had obtained possession of Trichinopoly on pretence of affording protection to the widow of its late Raja.