1837.] History cf the Gurha Mundala Rdjas. 639 



other chiefs and districts to the eastward as far as Culpee; and 

 repelled an attempt on the part of Shooja-od Doula, the nuwab 

 wuzier of Oude, to wrest from him his newly acquired possessions in 

 that quarter*. An army which the nawub sent into Bundelkhund, 

 under the command of Meer Naem was defeated and driven back 

 with great loss. 



Having secured his dominions in Bundelkhund he returned to Poona, 

 where he was received with all the respect and acknowledgments due 

 to his highly important services. He returned to Bundelkhund, left his 

 son-in-law Bees a Jee, as his representative at Saugor, and removed 

 the seat of his government to Culpee. In the year Samvat, 1815, 

 A. D. 1758, Gobind Pundit accompanied Suda Seo Bhao and Biswas 

 Rao, the son of the Peshwa, to Delhi; and in 1817 Samvat was 

 killed on the plains of Paneeput, in an attempt to escort provisions to 

 the troops immediately before the celebrated battle of that name, in 

 which the brother and son of the Peshwa both lost their lives. 



This disaster was nearly fatal to the Murhutta dominions in Bundel- 

 khund. Their troops fled from Culpee, and the chiefs took advantage 

 of the general consternation to regain their independence, and extend 

 their possessions. Beesa Jee, with the assistance of Janoo Ghosla, 

 reduced them to obedience, and retained possession of all the districts 

 placed under his charge. Bula Jee baba, and Gunga Dhur nana, the 

 two sons of Gobind Jee, went to Poona ; and were there invested 

 with the government of Bundelkhund, in consideration of the merits and 

 services of their father. Bula Jee was the governor, and Gunga 

 Dhur was to act as deputy under him. The former was so well 

 pleased with the management of Beesa Jee, that he continued him in 

 the government of Saugor ; and proceeded himself, accompanied by 

 Gunga Dhur, to Culpee. Beesa Jee was soon after summoned by the 

 governor of the fortress of Mulhargurh, to which raja Ram Gobind on 

 the part of Rughoha, the pretender to the office of Peshwa, assisted 

 by all the disaffected chiefs of the country, had laid siege. By the 

 timely assistance afforded by Beesa Jee the seige was raised ; and he 

 was soon after engaged in the fruitless attempt to prevent the march 

 through his territories of a British detachment under the command of 

 Colonel Goddard. See my account of Goddard's marchf. 



* See Khyr od Deen's account of this invasion. 



t Published in the Literary Gazette, 10th February, 1833. 



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