The Mahrattas 卐
The Mahrattas 卐

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Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar patrolling Pindaris of Amir Khan ⚔️
During Maratha Civil War, Pindaris stayed back from decisive conflict, & once Indore won at Pune, they raced to pillage.
Yashwantrao was wounded but he chased after them and speared 2-3 of them with his own hands.
A similar patrol was done by Subehdar Malharrao Holkar.
Pindari light cavalry raced to plunder Mughal (puppet) "Badshah's" camp and had all Mughal women stripped naked to extract jewelled dresses.
Malharrao raced to spot of crime & cut down 5 to 7 Pindaris with his own hands.
This contemporary Powada of Holkar's Pindari Hordes only covers the first phase before Yashwantrao arrived to patrol the Pashtuns.
Wanton plunder stopped soon after.
Powada Kavi himself obviously fled after witnessing the initial onset of Pathans and used hearsay for the rest.
What's wrong with the reach? Its terrible. This thread should have gotten wide reach for putting down so many false narratives.

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