Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c54.s5.12

v4.c54.s5.12

After this victory Jaswant Holkar remained encamped at Udāsā’s Tank, three miles north-east of the city. On 21st Sept. he made his entry into the Sindhian capital to enforce his demand of 15 lakhs as war indemnity from the city. The news-report speaks of his being the veritable god of Death to the Brahmans and as placing them under chastisement, while the women were spared any kind of molestation; but his government got less than an eighth part of what was levied from the citizens, all the rest being consumed by his officers; a great dearness of food stuff in the city killed off its poorer population. (Thakur, ii. 46.)