A History of the Mahrattas v1.c25.78

v1.c25.78

In 1751, in hopes of obtaining possession of it without the intervention of allies, Rugonath Rao was sent to Surat, but he was, as has been mentioned, recalled to the Deccan before his object could be effected. His second expedition, which brings us to the period at which we had arrived, was undertaken with the more extensive view of completing those general arrangements comprehended in the settlement with Dummajee; whose release appears to have taken place a short time previous¹ to the march of Rugonath Rao, as he joined him with his army soon after he entered the province, and they proceeded together, levying tribute and reducing the country. Their progress was not interrupted until their arrival before the city of Ahmedabad. During Dummajee’s confinement, Juwan Murd Khan Babey,² an officer originally appointed to the