Abstract:
Said to have risen subsequently to 12 lakhs.1 In the
middle of March, 1741, he was forced to surrender, after
the failure of his brother, moving up with forces from the
south, to relieve the city. After three weeks spent in endeavouring
to arrange terms of ransom, he was hurried off under
escort of a large body of horse by way of Mysore 2 to Satara.
It has been often stated that this attack on Chunda Sahib
and his subsequent captivity were larg-ely due to the intrigues
of Safdar Ali and his minister, Mir Asad.
