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Janojee, as is said above returned to Nagpoor. Five or six years 

 after his first vist, Janojee and Moodhajee went together towards 

 Sattara, at which period, Nana Peishwa* came to the Godavery on 

 his march to support the Bhow and Wiswas Rao, who had gone to 

 the campaign of Paniput. Janojee met thePeishwaon the Godavery. 

 The Peishwa was accompanied by ten thousand troops nearly all 

 Mussalmans, and Janojee remained with'ten thousand more and 

 marched along with the Peishwa to the Northward of the Ner- 

 budda. Moodhajee returned to Nagpoor from the Godavery. 

 The Peishwa had advanced to Oojein, where he received the in- 

 telligence from Holkar of the defeat and death of the Bhao, and 

 Wiswas Rao at Paniput, (A. D. 1760.) In consequence of which 

 he returned with Holkar and Janojee to Poona. The latter were 

 both with the Peishwa at his death and Madoo Row succeeded 

 Balajee Nana Sahib,* and gave Janojee leave to return to Nag- 

 poor. 



After this when the Peishwa and the Nizam fought together in 

 A. D. 1762 at Ratikur Bhoowun, Janojee told Moodhajee that as 

 he had himself personally attended the Peishwa three or four 

 times, Moodhajee should go instead for this time. Moodhajee 

 answered that he had but few troops and little money. In conse- 

 quence a disagreement took place between the brothers, but at 

 length Moodhajee set off with all his family and troops and joined 

 the Peishwa at Ratikur Bhoowun. After the battle Moodhajee 

 remained a year in that quarter, and then, leaving his family be- 

 hind him, came first to Nagpoor and afterwards to his own pro- 

 vince of Chanda. For three or four years after this Janojee per 

 formed no service for the Peishwa, and sent no presents, in con- 

 sequence of which he fell under the displeasure of the Poonah 

 Court. Hearing that a storm was brewing, Janojee sent his own 

 family and Sabajee's, and Moodhajee bringing his family from the 

 place of their former residence, also sent his, to the fort of Gawil- 

 ghur for security. Beembajee was in Chutteesgurh with his 

 family, where he had been ever since the death of Raghojee, 

 excepting that he had visited Nagpoor on two occasions of mar- 

 riages in the family. 



* The third Peishwa, son of the great Bajee Rao. 



