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him, xvhich, in compliment to the reigning Em- 

 peror, he entitled Zeej Mahommedjhahy, 



Turning to the eaft, we are prefented with a 

 different profpecft. As far as the eye can reach is a 

 level plain, which is only interrupted by a conical 

 hillock, at the diftance of three miles, beyond which is 

 an extenfive lake, that lies clofe on the left of the road 

 that leads to Bopdul. On the right of the road at the 

 fame place, is a Runwah belonging to Sindiah, well 

 Hocked with deer. 



The Rajah Jeysing held the city and territory of 

 Ow/Vm of the Emperor, in quality of Soubahdar; but 

 it foon after fell into the hands of the Muhrattas, nnd 

 has belonged to Sindiaii's family for two generations. 

 The diflri 61 immediately dependent on the city, yields 

 a revenue of five lacs per annum, and comprehends 

 175 villages. The ancient landholders, who were de- 

 prived of their poffellions by the Mahraitas, ftill re- 

 tain fome forts, difperfed over the province; and partly 

 by treaty with the conquerors, partly by force, receive 

 a proportion of the rents from the adjacent villages. 

 One of thefe people, who are called Grajfiah^ is HuR- 

 RY SixG, a Rajpoot : he poffcires the mud fort of 

 DooUt'ia about ten miles from Oujein. He commands 

 a body of two hundred Grajjiahs ; and a neighbouring 

 village, K helana, the rent of which is 2000 rupees a 

 year, pays him 150, or 7-| per cent, on the revenue. 

 But theie free-booters, not contented with the regular 

 contribution, exercile the molt lawlefs rapine, fo that 

 travelling is unfafe ; and they watch the occalion which 

 any cafual confufion or diftrefs of the government, or 

 the withdrawing of troops for foreign fervice, occa- 

 lionally affords them, to extencl their ravages to the 

 gates of the city, or even within the walls. 



The officers of government are almoft the only 

 Mahratta inhabitants of Oujein. The bulk of the 



people, 



