Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c8.s3.3

v1.c8.s3.3

Thus Hughli passed into Marātha possession and Shesh Rāo was installed there as the conqueror’s governor. Unlike other Marātha chiefs, he was polite, considerate to others, just, and merciful. His good administration soon won the landholders and even the European traders of these parts over to his side. Mir Habib acted as the diwān of Bengal on behalf of the Marāthas, sent bailiffs to summon the zamindārs to his presence to arrange for the payment of the land revenue to him, and in all matters acted as the supreme agent of the Rājah of Nāgpur.