Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c9.s1.5

v1.c9.s1.5

The point at issue between the Nawāb and the Peshwā comes out very clearly in the letters of Hingané, the Marātha envoy at the Court of Delhi, [S. P. D., ii. 4 and 10.] Following the Emperor’s *farmān* to Alivardi on the agreement made with Rājah Shāhu about paying to him the *chauth* for Bengal and Bihār, Hingané wrote to Alivardi : “By order of the Emperor, the Peshwā has settled the terms of peace concerning Bengal with King [Shāhu] and sent word to Raghuji forbidding him to enter the province of Bengal...Write to your officers to remain at their posts in composure of mind and send the imperial revenue in full, as contracted by the Emperor, to Rājah Shāhu through the Peshwā. Then the disturbances in your country will cease.”