A collection of treaties, engagements, and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries

· 1909 · Public domain (published pre-1930) · archive.org ↗

1PART II.

2Treaties, Engagements and Sanads

3relating to the States, etc.,

4in

5Central India

6in

7Political Relations

8with the

9Government of India

10through the

11Agent to the Governor-General, Central India.

12I—BUNDEIKH AND.

13r T , HE Rajas of Bundelkhand long struggled to maintain their independ-

141 ence against the Muhammadan powers of Delhi. During the latter

15part of the reign of Shah Jahan, a Chief named Champat Rai asserted his

16independence and a new dynasty in the eastern part of the province was

17founded by his son Chhatarsal. The western Chiefs continued more or

18less subject to' Delhi. The territories of Chhatarsal were estimated to

19produce a yearly land revenue of one crore of rupees. His only strong

20fortress was Kalin jar, and his principal residence the city of Raima, in

21the neighbourhood of which are the celebrated diamond mines of Raima-

22During the government of Raja Chhatarsal, the province of Bundel¬

23khand was invaded by Muhammad Khan Bangash, the Pathsn Chief of

24anu ia dc , and the first Peshwa, Baji Ran, was invited from the

25)eu an foi I lie purpose of Spelling this invasion. The expulsion of the

26at an rom .Bundelkhand through the successful exertions of ft Mahrattn

27aim\ was followed hy Raja OhhatarsaPs adoption of the Peshwa as his

28son, and hy a distribution of his territory between bis two legitimate

29Mins, lliide Sab and Tagat Raj, and his son by adoption, Baji Rao. By

30t is ftirangement the Peshwa her •ame the*legitimate possessor of a large

31poition of territory in Bundelkhand, which was the earliest territorial