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The Nagpore Bhonslas. [No. 12, ne w sekies. 



of which country he was the independent Rajah. A battle was 

 fought between Akbar Shah and Chand Sultan, near Khapa, in 

 which the latter was slain ; Akbar Shah soon after died a natural 

 death. Ikbal Shah in consequence seized on the Government and 

 having secured the wife of Chand Sultan, Taramuttee, known by 

 the name of Rutton Koowar, with her son Boorhan Shah in Nag- 

 poor, returned to Chanda. 



Mahomed Ameer Khan of Chuppara was originally a servant of 

 the Moguls. He afterwards served Chand Sultan, but subse- 

 quently engaged himself to Raghojee. Taramuttee, Chand Sul- 

 tan's widow, wrote in these terms to Raghojee, " Our relations 

 have deprived us of the Raj and even of subsistence, do you come 

 to our assistance and recover the Raj, half of which you shall have 

 in recompense for such a service." Raghojee on receipt of this 

 invitation proceeded immediately to Nagpoor, accompanied by 

 Ameer Khan, and the Pathan Chief who resided in Ellichpoor on 

 the part of the Moguls. From the co-operation of the Ranee and 

 her son, Nagpoor fell into Raghojee's hands without resistance 

 and the army of Ikbal Shah fled to Patunsaongee. Raghojee fol- 

 lowed and defeated it, took Deoghur and Ghurra Mundla, then 

 conquered Chanda, &c, and returned to Berar ; of the latter coun- 

 try he took a fourth and again came to Nagpoor. He next took 

 Raepoor and Ruttenpoor from the old Rajpoot Princes ; and soon 

 after went on a pilgrimage to Benares, where he remained for six 

 months and returned to Nagpoor. Here he was afflicted with a 

 complaint in his back called " Pathraj" under which he suffered 

 for three months. 



Cheema Baee, daughter of Manajee Mohittea of Sattara, was 

 married to Moodhajee at Sattara during the life of Raghojee and 

 at Raghojee's death Moodhajee was sixteen and Cheema Baee 

 eleven years of age. (The latter was about eighty, when she died 

 in 1819.) 



Raghojee had twelve wives, of whom two only gave him any 

 offspring ; viz. Soolla Baee and Balla Baee ; the former his first 

 and the latter his favorite wife or Putranee. Soolla Baee's chil- 

 dren were Moodhajee, Bheembajee and a daughter Bhowanee Bacc. 

 Balla Baee's children were Janojee, Sabajee and one daughter, Baka 



