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Begam Samru

1925

India too the death of the Chhatrapati Shahu which followed next year (1749) vi introduced the element of dissolutioi; the unifying central power of the Maratha State was gone; and though there was no provincial independence for 25 years more the increasing failure of the Court of Puna to keep the Maratha generals in the far off provinces under control betrayed unmistakably the weakening of th [...] Naturally in such a world all the wealth of the grateful prince all the treasure-hoard of the sacked fortress would be the reward of the triumphant European captain. [...] This son of Samru got from the Emperor the title of Zafar-yab Khan at the request of the Begam his step-Mother ; but he was a man of weak intellect and so little thought of that he was not recognized even as the nominal chief on the death of his father. [...] 162-66." CHAPTER IV THE CENTRE OF DELHI POLITICS The defeat of Mahadji Sindhia at Ajmir in the latter half of 1787 by the Rajput confederacy under the Jaipur Rajah eclipsed the Maratha influence over the throne of Delhi for a time as Sindhia had no agent capable of maintaining his hold on the Emperor during his own absence.* The imbecile monarch was steeped in pleasure and indolence and the admi [...] At last the prince retired from the Court in despair to die at Benares in May 1788 as a heart-broken noble youth.* The retirement of the prince from the scene and the absence of Begam Samru from Delhi put the capital in a defenceless for a detailed account of the prince's fruitless attempt see Ibratnama iii.
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Pages
249
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.142782
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Frontmatter
i-xiv Bajendranath Banerji view
Chapter I An European Adventurer in India
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Chapter II Early History of Begam Samru
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Chapter III The Begam’s Exploits
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Chapter IV The Centre of Delhi Politics
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Chapter V Amour behind the Screen
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Chapter VI Sardhana Under British Protection
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Chapter VII Latter Days of Begam Samru
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Chapter VIII Begam Samru’s Possessions
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Chapter IX Administration and Policy
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Chapter X Glimpses of the Court of Sardhana
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Chapter XI The History of the Begam’s Fortune
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Bibliography
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Index
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