Dec. 1861.] 



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Janojee and Moodhajee having as above mentioned sent their 

 families to Gawilgurh, went with all their forces into the district 

 of Aurungabad. The Peishwa also came there with his army and 

 a battle took place. The Ministers of the Peishwa privately ad- 

 vised Janojee to retire, and left the road open to him so that he 

 fled to Nagpoor. Moodhajee remained concealed somewhere and 

 Sabajee had not left Dharwar. The Peishwa did not attempt to 

 molest Sabajee. When Janojee arrived at Nagpoor all the inha- 

 bitants, thinking the Peishwa's army would come and plunder the 

 city, had fled to Pertaubgurh, Bed gong and Sapgurh in the hills 

 of Berar. Janojee also proceeded to the Hills, and having com- 

 forted the inhabitants, paid his troops with 5 or 6 lacs of Rupees, 

 which he took from Kuaroo Patel, a rich Zemindar. There is a 

 tank called Kuaroo Patel kabund, which supplies water to several 

 villages in that neighbourhood. Here the Patel was seized, and 

 having realized all the money that could be extorted, Janojee with 

 4 or 5,000 horse without tents, infantry, or guns, went through the 

 most unfrequented roads and jungles towards Poonah. 



In A, D. 1766 the Peishwa came to Nagpoor and set fire to the 

 town without the walls. Janojee in like manner burned the 

 suburbs of Poonah. Gopikah Baee the Peishwa's wife, who was 

 left as Regent, wrote to the Peishwa this intelligence ; in conse- 

 quence of which the Peishwa marched back towards Poonah after 

 remaining three days at Nagpoor ; and Janojee returned as he 

 went to Nagpoor. The two armies crossed without meeting. 



The Peishwa and Janojee continued for the rains at Poonah and 

 Nagpoor, and after the rains Janojee marched with his army to 

 Zerola a place on the Taptee river. Here about noon in 1772 

 Janojee received a letter from the Nizam. Immediately on hear- 

 ing it read he was taken ill with a pain in his stomach. Raghojee, 

 Moodhajee's son, was with him and Moodhajee was some- 

 where in the neighbourhood. Janojee finding his end approach- 

 ing, sent for Moodhajee, and the brothers had a meeting. After 

 which Janojee died about midnight. Moodhajee placed Raghojee 

 in Janojee's arms, and gave him the Sicca and Kathar. Four 

 concubines burnt themselves with Janojee, Jeevva, Jugga, Chand- 

 nee and Mukhomullie. 



