Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c42.s2.t1.142

v3.c42.s2.t1.142

Even the Pindaris were conciliated with all the respect and courtesy paid to better men. Many of their leaders held grants of land in Kotah : so essential, indeed, was a good understanding with this body, that when Sindhia, in A.D. 1807, entrapped and imprisoned in the dungeons of Gwalior the celebrated Karim,¹ Zalim not only advanced the large sum required for his ransom, but had the temerity to pledge himself for his future good conduct : an act which somewhat tarnished his reputation for sagacity, but eventually operated as a just punishment on Sindhia for his avarice.