Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c53.s3.54

v4.c53.s3.54

Lakhwā Dādā had gained for Sindhiā a splendid victory rivalling that of Mertā ten years earlier, and his reward was—dismissal. On 25th April when the news of this glorious achievement reached Daulat Rao's camp near Punā, a darbār was held to celebrate it, at which the prime minister Bālobā Tātyā was treacherously arrested. This was the contrivance of Sharzā Rao Ghātgé, who had been released from confinement in January and had now won Daulat Rao over by promising him 25 lakhs of rupees to be advanced by himself with Ambāji Inglé and Abā Chitnis (P.R.C. vi. No. 339.) Orders were also issued for the arrest of Lakhwā.