[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.c28.45 # A History of the Mahrattas v1.c28.45 A History of the Mahrattas v1.c28.45 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c28.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c28.45) In the meantime, Ahmed Shah Abdallee, whose camp was opposite to Anopshuhur² on the Ganges, had through Nujeeb-ud-dowlah prevailed on Shujah-ud-dowlah to make common cause with the Mussulmans against the Hindoos; but as Shujah-ud-dowlah was less inimical to the Mahrattas than any of the other confederates, Sewdasheo Rao used many endeavours to conciliate or detach him from the alliance, opened a private communication, and also made him the organ of a public negotiation, which continued to be carried on for months between the Mahrattas and the Abdallee.³ Both public and private intercourse was laid open by Shujah-ud-dowlah to his allies, and his answers were dictated at their suggestion.⁴ - [Previous: v1.c28.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c28.44) - [Next: v1.c28.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c28.46) - [Up: v1.c28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c28) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c28.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v1.c28.45) · Pramāṇa