1838.] Chatur Vimsati Purdnam. 189 



tary service whenever summoned. His title was still to be Sivaji Bho- 

 sain Mnha-raja. The descendant of Baji Rao soon after died. He had 

 no child, but his wife was pregnant, and under the instructions and guid- 

 ance of Nana Farnis a regency was formed ad interim. A transition 

 is then made to the race of the aforesaid Bhosala; their names, dates, 

 and periods of rule being given. Details of their donations, and endow- 

 ments of shrines. The before mentioned wife of Baji Rao's descendant 

 was delivered of a son, who was named Panda pratana Baji Rao, 

 great rejoicings were made, and the government was conducted by Nana 

 Farnis. A woman of the same race named Gangi Bhai had a share 

 in the government. The young man on coming to 16 years of age was 

 installed, and named SixMANdar Baji Rao. He had some English 

 auxiliaries in his pay, and made conquests in the neighbouring Congama, 

 and Telinga countries. He established Dowlut Rao Scindiah, Hol- 

 kar Rao the Guicowar, and also the Bhosala as subordinate chiefs; 

 the authority descending to their posterity. He himself maintained a 

 standing army, as stated of a crore, or ten millions, (that is to say a 

 large army?) 



The preceding account was written by Appaji of Mysore in A. D. 

 1806, finished on the 12th April at Poona. 



Remark. It will appear from the above abstract, that the document 

 to which it refers is of considerable relative importance towards illustrat- 

 ing the history of the Mahrattas, from the time of their origin. I 

 would defer stating any thing, with reference to full translation, until the 

 various documents in the Tamil language, some of them of great length 

 and much detail, bearing on the history of Mahrattas, have undergone a 

 more full examination by me. The present document can be referred 

 to at any subsequent period. The manuscript book containing it was 

 damaged and in rapid progress towards decay ; on which account, as well 

 as from the presumed value of the contents, the document has been 

 restored. 



E:— SANSKRIT. 



( Grantha character.) 



Palm-lenf Book, No. 236, Countermark 1044. 



Chatur Vimsati Purdnam. 



Invocation. A brief indication of the contents, then a reference to the 

 author, and to his readers. The Pur ana is derived from the supreme 



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