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∗ In Nov. 1765, Achyut Ganesh (Sindhia’s diwan) installed, by order of the Peshwa, Govind Krishna as qiladar of Ajmir fort (vice Bāpuji Tākpir, dismissed for defalcation) and was about to set out for Marwar, when Yashwant Bāblé intervened for a peaceful settlement; Chāran Alā Karn agreed to pay 10 lakhs, which Bijay Singh ratified, and gave bonds for the tribute due, and thus averted the invasion. Before Achyut could collect any portion of this money, he had to hasten to Jaipur to help Madho S. against a combined Sikh-Jat army, and thereafter he was hurriedly summoned to Sindhia’s side in the Gwalior district. [SPD. xxvii. 109, xxix. 99, 102.]