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The Nagpore Bhonslas. [No. 12, new series. 



died immediately. Cheema Baee was hearing some of the Puranas 

 read, she came running to the place. Chimnajee had had a bloody 

 flux for two month^, and some people said he was slowly poison- 

 ed, but there can be no doubt that he was destroyed by magic. 

 It required twelve men to carry his body, which was burnt at the 

 temple of the great Raghojee. When the fire was set to the pile 

 some motion was observed in it, which led people to think that 

 there was still life in the body. Vincajee the youngest brother 

 performed the obsequies. After Chimnajee's death Cheema Baee 

 remained three months in the apartments of her daughter, Balla 

 Baee, who had married Yellojee Mohittea. Three months after 

 Chimnajee's death, (A. D. 1795), Raghojee and all the family 

 went to Chinnoor on the Godavery, on account of the Sreemunta. 

 A year after this Cheema Baee, Vincajee and Pursojee went to 

 Benares, and Raghojee remained at Nagpoor. A year after 

 they returned, Raghojee went to the Khurdla campaign against 

 Nizam-ool-Moolk, and returning from thence celebrated Balla 

 Sahib's second marriage with Ahalyah Baee of the Palkur family. 

 After this came the war with the English (the campaign of Assay e 

 and Argaum) when Cuttack and Berar were lost. 



An account of the Ministers of the Rajah of Berar and their duties ■ 

 and of otJier officers immediately about his person in the year 1811. 



Sreedhur Pundit, a Roogvedee Brahmin, is the Persian Moon- 

 shee and the principal minister for foreign affairs and in fact may 

 be considered as Premier. 



Naroba Kaleekur, a Roogvedee Brahmin, is the chief adviser 

 of the Rajah in matters relating to land revenue, and all the Am- 

 lah, treasurers &c. are under him. 



Suddoba Abdeo a Roogvedee Brahmin, under the former, has 

 charge of the Sillahkhanah or Treasury. Through his hands 

 passes all ths public revenue ; and all questions of deficiencies or 

 extraordinary advances below or above the assessments are man- 

 aged by him. 



Annund Rao Madhoo a Roogvedee Brahmin, is the Furnavees. 

 All the accounts of the revenue and papers relating to the Per- 



