Capt. Frank-lin's Memoir on Bundelkhund. 267 



the Mahrattas, leaving them in possession of their respective shares, with- 

 drew across the Desdn river into the territories of the Oorcha Bundelas, 

 where they conquered that portion of territory which is at present held by 

 the Subadar of Jhdnsi. 



The division bequeathed to the Peshwa comprised all the territory now in 

 possession of Nana Govind Rao, and also the district of Sdgar, which has 

 latterly fallen under British dominion. These lands were, in the first instance, 

 committed to the charge of CAsi Pandit, a commander in the Mahratta 

 army, who had performed some good service in the expedition under Mulhar 

 Rao ; from him they passed in succession to his son, Govind Pandit, who 

 was slain at Shdh dxirra, * whilst escorting supplies to the Maiiratta camp 

 during the Abdalli invasion ; and in consequence of this event they were 

 confirmed in hereditary succession in the same family, with a reduction 

 of tribute from five lacs of rupees to three. From Govind Pandit they 

 passed to his two sons, Balaji and Gangad'har, who ruled conjointly. 

 They next passed to Apa Saheb, the son of Balaji ; and after his death 

 they descended to Nana Govind Rao, the son of Gangad'har, who is the 

 present possessor. 



Sugar was never more than a nominal possession of Nana Govind Rao. 

 The widow of Apa Sahib resided there; and the district, under the 

 management of Binayak Rao, latterly shook off all dependance on the chief 

 oijdloxm,\ and finally conducted himself in a manner so decidedly hostile to 

 the British during the Pindari campaign, that his territory and town were 

 occupied by British troops, and he and the princess placed in the capacity 

 of pensioners of the British government. 



The share allotted to RdjA Hridaya Sah, the eldest son of Chhatrasal, 

 was estimated to produce an annual revenue of forty-five lacs of rupees per 

 annum, and included the metropolis of Fanna. This portion seems to have 

 undergone no diminution during the life of Hridaya Sah ; on the contrary, 

 it was augmented by the capture, or rather by the surrender, of Callifiger 

 {Calanjara). This celebrated fortress, which (considering the means and 

 resources of the native powers of India, and its natural strength;, might, in 

 their eyes, be considered impregnable, was the only possession remaining to 

 the Muhammedans in Bundelkhund ; but, owing to the disorders of the 



» ShaAQm.— Hamilton's GazeUeer. f Jalooan — Hamilton's Gazetteer. 



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