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-and revolutions followed, one named Ram Singh obtained a temporary 

 ascendancy ; but the Visiapur Padshah sent an army and overthrew him 

 •and subsequently re-instated the Bhosala as a tributary. His name 

 was Siva ji : other wars followed. List of rajas of the Bhosala race, who 

 subsequently ruled; with the period of each one's rule. The Cdlapur 

 raja meantime protected the posterity of the beforementioned Baji Rao. 

 A number of zemindars or persons who had received benefits from 

 Baji Rao, were assembled; and counsel was held as to the means of 

 raising an army to go against the Bhosala and re-instate the descendant 

 of Baji Rao. An application was made by him to Bombay for help from 

 the English there in Sal. Sac. 1635 (A. D. 1712,13), stating his prior 

 claims to the country, now governed by the Bhosala. It would appear 

 that they gave assistance. The descendant of Baji Rao then addressed 

 a memorial to the Padshah stating his claims, a copy of which, at length, 

 is given. It is verbose in details of preceding matters; assuming in 

 part, somewhat the air of a manifesto, demanding at least the restoration 

 of the small inam grant, or independent territory, before given to Baji 

 Rao or else with the aid of the Cdlapur raja, and other auxiliaries, the 

 memorialist would be prepared to make war for the recovery of his pa- 

 trimonial inheritance. This memorial was written in Sal. Sac. 1572 

 (A. D. 1659-10) : on the despatch of the memorial, the writer of it set 

 out at the head of 25,000 men to attack the ruler of Visiapur; halting 

 at the village named Visdla-gadda ; whence a few troops of the Padshah 

 retreated. The Visiapur Padshah went, it is stated, to Goa, giving in- 

 structions to his respective chiefs ; especially to the commander at Au- 

 rungabad. The minister of the young man named Nana Farnis in- 

 terposed his counsel ; to the effect that the Visiapur Padshah was too 

 strong for him; that the concentration of troops forming at Aurungabad 

 would render it inexpedient to go against Visiapur itself; and that it 

 would be better to proceed against the Bhosala raja of Sattara. This 

 counsel was followed. The army was made to retrograde ; and was turned 

 towards the latter place. Dil Ali Khan came to the assistance of the 

 Visiapur Padshah with 60,000 troops from the Padshah of Baganagur 

 (Bisnagur ?) The young man was greatly intimidated by the arrival of 

 this auxiliary force. He divided his army into two divisions proceeding 

 with 13,000 against Sattara, and sending 12,000 into the Congnma 

 country (the Konkan), which latter was conquered and brought under 

 revenue management. The Sattara Bhosala fearing to encounter the 

 invaders, relinquished the country and gave it up to them. The de- 

 scendant of Baji Rao in consequence gave to the Bhosala a small terri- 

 tory, to hold as a feudatory ; on the condition of being ready to do mili- 



