The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c15.95

c15.95

¹ This date is given by Noticias da India desde o fim do governo do Vice Rey Vasco Fernandes Ceaser (de Menczes) athe o fim do anno 1738 fol. 142. Grant Duff and Nairne think that Kanhoji died in 1728 (Bombay Gazetteer, Vol. I, Pt. II, p. 87) while Grose and Low are of opinion that he died in 1731. The writer of the Kolaba volume observes in a footnote (Bombay Gazetteer, Vol. XI, p. 149): ‘The fact that Kanhoji’s name is mentioned in the treaty between the English and the Savantvadi Chief in 1730, supports Grose’s date.’ The treaty was concluded on 12 January 1729-30, and the text is to be found in Bombay Public Consultations, CCCXLI, No. 7, pp. 49-50. Article 5 mentions ‘the sons of Conajee Angria’, and we can safely assume that he was not alive when this treaty was concluded.