16/27 The history of Chhatarsal is related in _I.G._ (1908), vol.xix, p. In 1729 he called in the Marathas to help him against Muhammad Khan Bangash, and when he died in 1731 rewarded them by bequeathing one-third of his dominions to the Peshwa. The correct date of his death is Pus Badi 3, Samvat 1788 (_Hamirpur Settlement Report_ (1880), note at end of chapter 2). |