Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c45.1

v4.c45.1

Mahādji Sindhia's letter of resignation to the Peshwā: "Anupgir Gosain (i.e., Himmat Bohādur) has come here and is practising magic [against my life.] Ali Bahādur has taken his side and promised the Gosain his protection. How can my prestige be preserved under these circumstances? In Hindustan every one is my enemy, from none do I get any happiness. I have laboured for ten years, and this is the fruit of it! It is useless for me to remain here any longer. I want to go to the Deccan, see my master, and act as he bids me; but it is impossible for me to remain here after what has happened.” Quoted in Peshwā Mādhav Rao’s letter to Tukoji Holkar. *Aitihāsik Tip.* iv. 13, p. 19, written about August 1789.