A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.179
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.179
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1685-6). In 1854 the gun was sold by auction for about £15 by the local subordinate magistrate, but the sale was subsequently cancelled by ‘the Sātāra Commissioner.’ In 1623 Pietro della Valle noted the superstitious reverence paid to the gun, which is still a regular object of worship by the people of Bijāpur. (A.S.I., vol. xxxviii, pp. 29, 30.)]