Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c40.s3.19

v3.c40.s3.19

Therefore, after crushing Muhammad Beg Hamadāni and making terms with the Rajahs of Bharatpur and Mācheri, Mahādji attacked the Jaipur frontier at Mahewa-Ramgarh. But Khush-hāli Rām Bohrā, now met him with peace offers, taking the place of his murdered namesake the Haldiā, as the agent of Jaipur in the imperial camp. The tribute was settled at 21 lakhs* and the envoy took his leave to raise the money, a Muslim officer of Afrāsiyāb’s service being sent with him (c. 25 Dec. 1784.) But throughout the year 1785 the Jaipur Rajah paid only three lakhs, when he saw the new imperial regent fully absorbed in a struggle with the refractory officers of Afrāsiyāb Khan and not yet firmly in the saddle as the executive head of the Delhi Government.