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army We have no quarrel with the comparison, we only wish that Sir Jadu
nath had also taken into account the methodology of Abdali's iron discipline
and his barbarous methods in his dealings with both friends and foes, Hindus
no less than Muslims, for comparison with the methods followed by "the lesser
breeds beyond the law," (p 291, Fall, Vol, 2) by which epithet he introduces
the Marathas into the comparison Where the Marathas found it impossible
to recover even eighty lakhs proffered for their services in going through a politi
cal revolution for deposing one Emperor and his Wazir and seating others in
their places, after a sojourn of eight months in the Delhi region, Ahmad Shah
gained crores from the city of Delhi alone in less than a month by threatening,
bastonading of a Wazir and torture to his mother, and digging of (floors)
houses, two years later The Marathas suffered historically because they stood
on a different moral plane from their competitors
34 Ichalkaranji State History with its original papers edited by V V
KHARE, 1913 A few letters giving news of the Panipat campaign and after
are found in this collection, which are useful for deciding the point of the
Peshwa's responsibility Abdali was intercepting the letters from Panipat to
the Deccan and making use of the information for his own purpose As the
Peshwa had not received any news from the north for more than a month, his
plans naturally went astray Malharrao Holkar's line of conduct is illustrated
in Govind Hari Patwardhan's letter (No 66)
35 The Earliest Persian Account of Panipat, translated by Sir Jadu
nath SARKAR in the Sardesai Commemoration Volume, 1938
The account is for the most part accurate, and not inaccurate as read
by the learned translator It correctly reports as far as it does and, what is
more, supplies a few facts not noted in other documents, viz Abdali's crossing
between Bagpat and Kheora (wrongly deciphered as Khekra by Sir Jadunath,
which puts him on the wrong track), Bhau's posting of troops on the farther
side of the Jamuna to stop Abdali's supplies (at Bhau Fort near Isapur?),
Chimaji Pandit's raid across the Jamuna, winter rains, famine, Shah's pre
carious position at noon, the panic caused by Bhau's getting down from
elephant, slaughter and running away of the Marathas, women captives *
36 Vad and others—Selections from the Peshwa Diaries—useful for
administrative details with correct dates and the itinerary
37 Itihasa Sangraha A defunct Marathi magazine, Vols I VIII,
edited by Parasnis (1909-1917), contain a few stray but primarily important
letters about the Panipat campaign, events leading to it and the aftermath
They are interspersed under various headings and parts, viz Aitihasika Tipane-
Charcha-Sphuta Lekha Goshti, etc Sir Jadunath has overlooked these letters
for the most part and hence his treatment has turned defective in certain par-
ticular

CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 141
38. Parasnis—Marathyanche ' Parakrama—Bundelkhand Prakarana
(1895) contains casual information about Govindpant Bundele and his sons,
also a worthless Panipat chronicle.
39. Bharata Itihasa Samshodhaka Mandal Quarterly Vols. I-XXIV,
as well as its Annals and Conference Reports. These also contain valuable in-
formation and discussions on the various topics connected with Panipat, its per-
sonalities and politics.
40. Hingne Daftar Vol. I (1945), is useful for judging the Delhi
politics during the pre-Panipat as well as post-Panipat period. Unfortunately
here, too, no direct evidence bearing on the campaign is forthcoming.

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