A History of the Mahrattas v2.c54.18

v2.c54.18

The government, if such it may be designated, of Holkar was alternately swayed by two factions, the Mahrattas and the Patans, who were constantly intriguing against each other, and nothing could exceed the state of anarchy which prevailed throughout the country.¹ At the court, bribery, executions, and murders; in the provinces, violence, rapine, and bloodshed.