A History of the Mahrattas v1.c28.84

v1.c28.84

² [Elphinstone (History of India) should be consulted for a good summary of the effects of the battle of Pānīpat (Panniput). Up to that date the great Marāthā chiefs had been generally obedient to the Pēshwā, and had always joined his standard. Now his prestige was gone, and the chiefs became more and more independent. The fact is that with the close of the history of the Mughal Empire, which may be dated from the same battle, the confederacy of Marāthā princes automatically dissolved, for the danger of Mughal dominance had passed away.]