New History of the Marathas v3.c37.s2.32

v3.c37.s2.32

5. The Rajput collapse.—During 1790 and 1791 Mahadji's captains were variously occupied in different localities in settling the country and putting down the prevailing disturbances. Khanderao Hari invested Kanod where Najaf Quli's wife assisted by Ismail Khan and the rajas of Jaipur and Jodhpur, had defied Mahadji's power, being fully apprized of the internal disssensions that then raged between Sindia and Holkar. Bijaysinh sent his agents to Poona seeking redress against Mahadji's encroachments. He employed agents to get Mahadji murdered. “Bijaysinh needs a sharp and unforgettable lesson,” wrote the Maratha envoy at Jodhpur. In February 1790 Mahadji managed to form a separate treaty with Pratapsinh of Jaipur, who agreed to pay regularly an annual tribute of fifteen lacs. He loyally carried out his engagement till his death in 1803.