Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c12.s2.45

v1.c12.s2.45

Ishwari Singh, on his part, saw that by merely taking Rām Singh under his protection he had already gained from him a large sum for his army expenses, and appeared before the Rajputana public as the more powerful of the two Maharajahs. The Bakhshi considered that he had already created a general impression of his power and greatness, and that if he now forced a war on, the Rāthor clan would be turned into bitter enemies of the empire. Rām Singh found that many of his vassals, being of uncertain loyalty, were keeping aloof in their castles, so that the whole brunt of the campaign would fall on his unaided shoulders. All three parties being thus disposed, Salābat’s proposal of a compromise was everywhere welcomed. Rām Singh encamped in front of the Bakhshi, at two or three miles’ distance, while the terms were being discussed.