Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c9.s6.13

v1.c9.s6.13

Lord Clive during his second governorship opened negotiations with Jānoji for the cession of Orissā to the Company, on condition that the Company paid half the three years' arrears of *chauth* down and the other half as soon as the Marāthas would vacate the province, the English at the same time guaranteeing the regular payment of *chauth* (12 lakhs) in future. But Clive's offer to Jānoji was not accepted, and the scheme was dropped, though the English continued to cultivate the friendship of the house of Nāgpur, especially under Warren Hastings.