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By this time Mahratta lieutenants were appointed to collect revenue or chout in Guzerat, Malwa, and Berar. Each lieutenant grew into a prince and called himself a Maharaja, but owed allegiance to the Peishwa. In Guzerat he was known as the Gaekwar. In Malwa there were two lieutenants, Sindhia and Holkar. In Berar the lieutenant was known as the BhonsU, because he belonged to the same royal tribe as Sivaji. 11. Mahratta Confederation after Paniput, 1761. — ^The defeat of the Mahrattas at Paniput..., as told in Chapter IV., § 21, paralyzed for awhile their power and prestige. It did not break up the con- federation, but it loosened the ties which bound the lieutenants to the Peishwa. The reigning Peishwa died broken hearted. His son succeeded, a boy Peishwa, with an uncle for regent. The son was named Mahdu Rao. The uncle was Rughonath Rao, known to Europe as Ragoba. Mahdu Rao and his Digitized by Google 68 INDIAN HISTORY, [chap. uncle quarrelled. The four lieutenants— Sindhia and Holkar, the Gaekwar and the Bhonsla — ignored or defied the Peishwa.
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