A History of the Mahrattas v2.c46.30

v2.c46.30

¹ [According to the history of the family published in Forrest’s Selections (Marāthā Series), Sakharām (Sukaram) and his brother Vishvāsrāo Ghātgē (Ghatgay) were originally Silāhdārs, providing ten horse each, under Parasurām Bhau Patvardhan. Vishvāsrāo married the daughter of the Rājā of Kolhāpur, who gave her the village of Kāgal in dowry. On this occasion both brothers, who had inherited the title of Sarjī Rāo (Shirzee Rāo) conferred upon their father by the Kolhāpur Rājā, left the service of Parasurām Bhau and entered that of Kolhāpur. On the death of Vishvāsrāo and his wife, Kāgal fell into the possession of Sakharām, who eventually quitted Kolhāpur and entered Daulat Rāo Sindia’s service. When, as a result of Parasurām Bhau’s death in action against Kolhāpur, Sindia’s forces were about to besiege Kolhāpur, Sakharām Ghātgē procured the withdrawal of the troops and received in return from the Kolhāpur Rājā the district of Kāgal in perpetuity. (Forrest, ibid., i. 676.)]