Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c12.s3.19

v1.c12.s3.19

So in August 1749, Ummed Singh set out for the Deccan, evidently to plead his cause in person at the Maratha Court and attempt to get some relief from their harsh exactions. At Bāfgāon in Khāndesh, the old home of the Holkars, he was welcomed (second half of October) by Khande Rao in the absence of his father Malhar, then at Punā. Malhar returned shortly after and celebrated his daughter's marriage, at which Ummed as a "nephew" by adoption made costly presents. Then on hearing of Rājah Shāhu's death (15 Dec.), both Malhar and Ummed hastened to Satara, where the Rajput prince witnessed the coronation of the new king Rāmrājah and the contest and subsequent reconciliation between the Peshwā and Raghuji Bhonslé. He finally returned to his own capital on 12th July, 1750. Five months later, when Malhar was at the gate of Jaipur, Ummed Singh joined him there and acted as a mediator between him and the Kachhwās. [Vam. Bh., 3587-'88, 3603, 3613-'22.]