Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c47.s3.7

v4.c47.s3.7

The murdered minister’s brother Satidās was given his post. He formed a concert with the Shaktā-ots who were out of power, and their allied forces marched to Chitor to expel the Chundā-ots. The battles that took place in this fratricidal war had no other result than to desolate the country and ruin the peasants and artisans. The Mahārānā at last appealed to Mahādji Sindhia to become his protector as he had already become the saviour of the Delhi Emperor. Zālim Singh Jhālā was made his chief envoy, and he by his statesmanly tact and reasoning persuaded Sindhia to undertake the protection of Mewār. The terms were settled at Pushkar where Mahādji was passing the month of March 1791, one of the conditions being that a fine of 64 lakhs was to be imposed on the Chundā-ot sardārs, out of which three-fourths would go to Sindhia and one quarter to the Mahārānā.