Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c56.s21.3

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∗ Bakhtawar S. the Raja of Macheri, entered into an offensive and defensive alliance with the British Government. His astute vakil Ahmad Bakhsh Kh. joined Lake to whom he rendered valuable services in procuring supplies for the army, in sending a small force from Alwar to co-operate with it, and especially in supplying information as to the movements of the Marathas which led to the victory of Laswari. The British made him Nawab of Luhari (in Hariana) and independent of Alwar. Rajputana Gazetteer, 1880, vol. iii. 184. The Raja of Bharatpur made a treaty of mutual defence and offence with the English on 29th September, 1803.