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Achalgarh, 1 and took up her abode at Chaudhri Klrat Singh’s house. 
He immediately sent a letter to Jakhlon whence Diwan Dhurmangad 
Singh started with 500 men and arrived at Achalgarh. In addition to 
his own men he collected 50 horse from among the Zamindars and 
100 sepoys of the Chaudhri’s. Thus with 100 horse and 600 foot 
behind him he reached Chandheri, and set up Ram Chandar in the 
presence of Hati Singh. Kirat Singh was made regent and Dhurman¬ 
gad Singh Commander-in-Chief. Hati Singh withdrew to the fort of 
Talbehat, and prepared to fight. After a while Ram Chandar’s force 
arrived there and a conflict ensued which lasted several months. Ulti¬ 
mately Ram Chandar proved victorious and gave 16 villages including 
Masora 2 to Hati Singh. In 1778 Ram Chandar was firmly seated on 
the throne. In 1783 he put to death Hati Singh and a Brahman of 
Talbehat; remorse however came upon him, and he was so much 
afraid of their spirits which haunted him, that he made pilgrimages to 
all the shrines of India, but all without avail. Finally he visited 
Ajudhya, where, finding a refuge from his fears he spent the remainder 
of his days. During his absence from the kingdom one of his relatives 
named Devaju Panwar, collected a portion of the revenue and sent it 
to the Raja for his maintenance. 
Meantime 3 Abha Sahib sent an expedition under Morupanth 
from Sagar to overthrow the kingdom of Chanderi. There marched 
out to meet the Marhattas of the Bundelas Rao Umrao Singh of Raj- 
wara 4 with 2,000 men, Diwan Chithar Singh of Jakhlon with 1,500, 
the Chaudhri of Achalgarh with 1,000, and Durjan Sal Khichhi with 
500 horse; these all assembled at Lalitpur. A battle was fought 
between Lalitpur and Panari 6 which lasted the whole day, 500 men of 
Chithar Singh’s were killed, and he himself wounded. The battle was 
indecisive and both parties returned to their homes. 
Raja Ram Chandar had four sons Parjapal, Mur Pahlad, Bawan- 
pal and Chithar Singh. In 1802 he appointed Parjapal to succeed him 
and sent him from Ajudhia to Chanderi. He subjugated all the 
Bundelas, but was killed in the battle of Rajwara. 6 He was succeeded 
by Mur Pahlad. In his time a Frenchman named Jean Baptiste Filose, 
1 In Gwalior, 10 miles N. of Mnngaoli. 
2 Masora Kliurd, 3 miles, S.-E. of Lalitpur. 
8 1787. 
* 3 miles, N.-E. of Lalitpur. 
8 A village 2 miles, N.-E. of Lalitpur. 
8 Sc. the battle just mentioned. In the Gazetteer (I. 351). Parjapal is said 
to have been murdered, but the author tells me he, when young, met survivors from 
the battle who relate that Parjapal was wounded in the battle and survived it 15 
or 20 days dying in Lalitpur where a Mukbara in his honour stands now. 
