Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c11.s1.11

v1.c11.s1.11

The Marātha penetration of the province of Mālwa supplied the most convenient starting point for raids into Rājputānā. Indeed, the Rājput States, though under Hindu rulers, could not remain outside the sphere of Marātha aggression as, apart from their untapped wealth, their two greatest princes, Abhay Singh of Mārwār and Sawāi Jai Singh of Jaipur, were appointed by the Emperor governors of Gujrāt and Mālwa respectively and were bound in duty to oppose Marātha encroachments upon their charges.