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Raghunath Singh made no effort to defend his kingdom and waited till [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] reached his capital. Even then, there was no resistance from the defenders. But Raghunath Singh ordered the gates of the fort to be shut. [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] bought his guns to play on the fort, and soon a part of the palace was in ruins. At this point, one of the ''[[Rana (title)|Ranis]]'' (queen) named Laxmi hoisted a white flag on the ramparts of the fort. The gates for opened, and the invading Marathas entered the fort and looted the city.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="africa and asia">{{cite book |title=Estudios de Asia y Africa |date=2002 |publisher=El Colegio de México. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_i5AAAAIAAJ&q=Haihayavanshi+Kingdom |language=es}}</ref><ref name="bilaspur">{{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Zakiya Tasneem |title=Bilaspur: A Study in Urban Geography |date=1994 |publisher=Northern Book Centre |isbn=978-81-7211-049-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNf01j_2knsC&dq=Bhaskar+Pant&pg=PA14 |language=en}}</ref> | Raghunath Singh made no effort to defend his kingdom and waited till [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] reached his capital. Even then, there was no resistance from the defenders. But Raghunath Singh ordered the gates of the fort to be shut. [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] bought his guns to play on the fort, and soon a part of the palace was in ruins. At this point, one of the ''[[Rana (title)|Ranis]]'' (queen) named Laxmi hoisted a white flag on the ramparts of the fort. The gates for opened, and the invading Marathas entered the fort and looted the city.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="africa and asia">{{cite book |title=Estudios de Asia y Africa |date=2002 |publisher=El Colegio de México. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_i5AAAAIAAJ&q=Haihayavanshi+Kingdom |language=es}}</ref><ref name="bilaspur">{{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Zakiya Tasneem |title=Bilaspur: A Study in Urban Geography |date=1994 |publisher=Northern Book Centre |isbn=978-81-7211-049-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNf01j_2knsC&dq=Bhaskar+Pant&pg=PA14 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Aftermath== | |||
A fine of one lakh rupees was imposed on the town and all the wealth that remained in the treasury was seized. Then the country was pillaged in all directions by the Maratha army. However, Raghunath Singh was not harmed in any manner and allowed to rule at [[Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh|Ratanpur]] under the suzerainty of the Marathas. Having crushed the Haihaiyavanshi king, the nominal overlord of the many petty chieftains and surrounding states, the Marathas demanded that the petty rulers submit to them, and the rulers did.<ref name="central">{{cite book |last1=Grant |first1=Charles |title=The Gazetteer of the Central Provinces of India |date=1870 |publisher=Education Society's Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PbcBAAAAYAAJ&dq=Bhaskar+Pant&pg=PA94 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
[[Raigarh]] fell to the Bhonsles in 1741, and by 1742 Maratha control over the kingdom was firmly established.<ref name="past">{{cite book |last1=Dube |first1=Saurabh |title=Untouchable Pasts: Religion, Identity, and Power Among a Central Indian Community, 1780-1950 |date=19 March 1998 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-7914-3688-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jl-dIbI5kKwC&dq=Haihayavanshi+Kingdom&pg=PA27 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="africa and asia"/> | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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