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detain Nana’s loyalists. Instead, the
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at Poona. By late July, Sarje Rao Ghatge was imprisoned and Nana Fadnavis was released. With Sarje Rao’s arrest, Sahu’s hope of aid from Sindhia’s forces was dashed, leaving him to fend off Parashuram Bhau’s assault alone.
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was plundered, and the Raja’s position quickly deteriorated. By early September, he surrendered, and Madhav Rao Rastia’s men took control of the fort. From then on, the Raja was held prisoner once again. In December 1798,
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on the condition that he would pay twenty lakhs for his freedom, while remaining technically under arrest until then. In Satara, Raja Sahu did not receive the expected support from Sindhia or the Raja of
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ordered the attachment of properties belonging to several individuals who had supported the Raja's rebellion against the Poona Government.
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