Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c12.s3.4

v1.c12.s3.4

This expedition, in which Salābat Khan kept 17 or 18 thousand men engaged for a full year (Nov. 1750—Oct. 1751) and gained neither victory nor money, uttely ruined his finances. This was the last attempt of the imperial Government to impose its authority on Rajputana. Thereafter it made no further effort to realise its dues and rights, but left that vast country to its rulers and the Marathas. Rantambhor was taken by the Rajah of Jaipur in 1754 and Ajmir by the ruler of Jodhpur in 1752, and then the last vestige of imperial suzerainty disappeared from Rajputana as completely as it did from Bengal Bihar and Orissa after 1765.