Of late years they have generally kept quiet; in the
earlier part of the nineteenth century they gave much trouble in
Khandesh. In Rajputana two irregular corps of Bhils have been
organized.
14. Daughter of Mahadaji Sindhia. She died in 1834. See _post_,
Chapter 70.
15. 'In 1886 the fort of Gwalior and the cantonment of Morar were
surrendered by the Government of India to Sindhia in exchange for the
fort and town of Jhansi. Both forts were mutually surrendered and
occupied on 10th March, 1886. As the occupation of the fort of
Gwalior necessitated an increase of Sindhia's army, the Maharaja was
allowed to add 3,000 men to his infantry' (_Letter of Officiating
Resident, dated 30th Dec._, 1892). In 1908 the Gwalior army,
comprising all arms, including three regiments of Imperial Service
Cavalry, numbered more than 12,000 men, described as troops of 'very
fair quality' (_I.G._, 1908).
16. _Ante_, Chapter 26, note 8; Chapter 32, note 9; Chapter 49, note
2.
17. In _Ramaseeana_ the author has fully described the practices of
the Thugs in taking omens, and the feelings with which they regarded
their profession.
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