Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c52.s7.12

v4.c52.s7.12

But Nānā Fadnis was no longer the dictator of the State that he had once been, and knowing his own really weak position he made no attempt to reform and stiffen the administration, but let matters drift. “Bāji Rao, utterly perplexed in the midst of the growing trouble, fell prostrate before Nānā Fadnis and implored him to take charge of the administration again (14th Nov. 1798). Nānā melted at this theatrical performance of the crafty Peshwā and resumed his work.” The deceitful Bāji Rao, soon afterwards, changed his mind and secretly begged Daulat Rao not to go away from Punā, leaving him to the tender mercies of Nānā Fadnis and men like Bālobā Tātyā and Parashurām Bhāu Patwardhan who, Bāji Rao urged, would bring about his deposition and place the worthier Amrit Rao on the throne.