Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c53.s3.14

v4.c53.s3.14

The widows on 17th June wrote to Harji Sindhiā, then holding Lakhwā and Jagu Bāpu in detention, appealing to him in the name of his late master Mahādji to release these two Generals, so that the latter might take up their cause and save them from oppression by depriving Daulat Rao of power. These letters caused a great ferment in the Marātha army of the North, where Lakhwā was very popular; many of the captains sided with the widows* and only a few remained true to Daulat Rao. In the end, Jagu Bāpu escaped from confinement by collusion with his keeper on 5th August, and Lakhwā Dādā was released three days later. They formally resumed their offices in the names of the widows on the 14th and 16th of that month respectively.