Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c11.s3.1

v1.c11.s3.1

We shall here briefly survey the campaigns in the three theatres, Mālwa, Bundelkhand and Eastern Rājputānā, which were ended early by these peace talks. At the close of 1735, the Peshwā’s brother Chimnāji advanced with a large army towards Gwālior by way of Sironj and Bundelkhand. Pilāji Jādav came from the south to support him and was left in charge of the operations. Muhammad Khān Bangash, the subahdār of Allahabad, was ordered to proceed to the defence of Mālwa. The fort of Gwālior successfully held out under a contingent of Pathāns sent by him. Leaving that fort untaken, a Maratha division under Bāji Bhimrāo proceeded to Nurābād, 15 miles north of it, and made it their base for some weeks, and advancing still further reached Syliā, 7 miles n.w. of Nurābād and only four or five miles from the Chambal river.