. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . ain triumphant. MiLVDAjKE Sindias death of course brought the Brahminsagain to the front, and Nana Furnawees rose to the zenithof his power. His restraint of the young Peishwa Mha-dow Rao, though he was 26 years of age (1795), so far fromrelaxing became more rigid, till Mhadow Rao, goaded tomadness by the insidious messages of his cousin Bajee Rao,lost his head, was seized with melancholia, and at last (25thOct., 1795) committed suicide by throwing himself from atcriacc of his palace in Poona.
. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . ain triumphant. MiLVDAjKE Sindias death of course brought the Brahminsagain to the front, and Nana Furnawees rose to the zenithof his power. His restraint of the young Peishwa Mha-dow Rao, though he was 26 years of age (1795), so far fromrelaxing became more rigid, till Mhadow Rao, goaded tomadness by the insidious messages of his cousin Bajee Rao,lost his head, was seized with melancholia, and at last (25thOct., 1795) committed suicide by throwing himself from atcriacc of his palace in Poona. I^rightfully injured, the unfortunate young man lingeredfor two days and expired in the arms of Baba Rao Phurkay(or Phudkay), expressly enjoining that his cousin Bajee Raoshould succeed him. This tragedy was an event of awfulimportance to tlic political existence of Nana hurnawees.—Before the breath was out of Raos body. Nanasummoned Iuidshram Bhow to Poona with every man hecould collect, and the day after the funeral obsequies,Rughoojce Bhonslay and Dowlut Rao Sindia were recalled to. p u -^ ,t -o H s 1 il X ^- a; ?^ Ui ^l o ?^ 0< < ca Pi G < P CQ NANA PLOTS TO HINDER BAJEE RAOS SUCCESSION. 21 confer with Nana and Tookajee Holkar who was then residentin Poona. Even from them Nana Furnawees carefully with-held poor Mhadow Raos dying injunction regarding BajeeRao, whom he represented as the incarnation of evil, andintimately connected with the P^nglish. Holkar and theother chiefs concurring in these views, Nana unfolded hisplan, which was simple enough. Yessowda Bye, widow ofthe suicide, was to adopt a son who should succeed asPeishwa, Nana continuing to govern in his name. Holkarand all the principal chiefs, except Balloba Tattya on behalfof Dowlut Rao Sindia, gave their consent in writing andwithdrew from Poona (January 1796); Tookajee Holkar, how-ever, remained behind to back up Nana if occasion shouldarise. The Bombay Government, informed through Mr. Mos
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