Marathi - Latche marathi Aetihasik Lekh Part 02

Author(s): Vidyanand Swami Srivastava
Publisher: Aietihasik Gaurava Granthmala

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We are confident that casual perusal even of our these two publica tions, will at once provide sufficent material to substantiat our statement. Besides this, our readers will learn as to how the Chaulukyas of Vasudevapur (Bansda) were persecuted costantly for more than 64 years by the Dabhades, Gaikwads and other Marrathas, How their help rendered to Maharaja Chhatrapati Shivajee was forgotten. How they were harassed and coerced. How the golden rule of divide and rule policy was applied to the core. How pretenders were set up for achievement of personal gain. How succession of one was acknowledged today and hand-some Nazarana extorted and next day previous declaration was with drawn in fav. our of higher bidder. How local officers were ingnoring the order of the Central Government and setting up rivals. How monetary promises were obtained for settling set up disputes. How promised amount was taken as loan and territories were obtained in mortgage. How petty amounts remained unpaid even after constant payment of years together. How Sibandi was deputed on frimsy grounds and old encumberance was loaded with fresh promises extorted. We don't want to say annything further but leave it to the sweet will of our readers to draw their own conclussion either way.
Our previous volume deals from 1670-1818. Our present one incorpoates records from 1742 to 1828. The peshwa transfered certain territory to the British in 1803 and assigned the tribute of Bansda to the British. However Peshwa's suzerainity finally ended in 1818. Thus the British who, were vertual or defacto master of Guzrat from 1803, became Suzerain Power. Records in this volume from 1818 to 1828 belong to British period. These records are written in Marrthi and signed by British officers.
It will be evident to our readers that the Chaulukyas of Vasudevpur have helped the British people from the very begining very admirably. But they have not recieved better treatment at the hands of the British, than those meeted out to them by the Marathas, for the folly of their noble services rendered in time of need. Of course they have not lost even a bit of their territory but their claimes based on rightuosness, sacred promises and pledges have been neglected for the simple reason of their insignificance existance.
In the end seventeen Goneological Tables are appended. We propcee to examine criticatly and closely these Genoologies in the Next Chapter entitled "Scrutiny of Generlogies”,