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Sheo Bhatt who was appointed as the first [[Hindu]] [[Maratha]] governer of [[Orrisa]] was deeply upset by the conspiracy against him and was resolved to seek revenge. He instructed Janoji to have Mirza Saleh collect the full amount of chauth from Mir Jafar. However, Mirza Saleh did not comply. Consequently, Sheo Bhatt offered to collect the chauth from the Nawab if he were appointed Subahdar of [[Orissa]]. [[Janoji Bhonsle]] agreed to this offer, but Sheo Bhatt was delayed at Nagpur and could not assume his new office immediately. He managed to secure a parwana from [[Janoji Bhonsle]] for Chimna Sau to govern [[Orissa]], and Chimna Sau arrived at [[Cuttack]], where he took control of part of the Barabati fort.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ray|first=Bhabani Charan|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.136229|title=Orissa Under Marathas 1751-1803|year=1960|pages=31–39}}</ref> | Sheo Bhatt who was appointed as the first [[Hindu]] [[Maratha]] governer of [[Orrisa]] was deeply upset by the conspiracy against him and was resolved to seek revenge. He instructed Janoji to have Mirza Saleh collect the full amount of chauth from Mir Jafar. However, Mirza Saleh did not comply. Consequently, Sheo Bhatt offered to collect the chauth from the Nawab if he were appointed Subahdar of [[Orissa]]. [[Janoji Bhonsle]] agreed to this offer, but Sheo Bhatt was delayed at Nagpur and could not assume his new office immediately. He managed to secure a parwana from [[Janoji Bhonsle]] for Chimna Sau to govern [[Orissa]], and Chimna Sau arrived at [[Cuttack]], where he took control of part of the Barabati fort.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ray|first=Bhabani Charan|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.136229|title=Orissa Under Marathas 1751-1803|year=1960|pages=31–39}}</ref> | ||
Mirza Saleh, who was allied with the Nawab and supported by the [[British]], faced opposition from Chimna Sau, as the British feared losing their influence if Chimna Sau became Subahdar. This led to intermittent conflicts between the two sides over the next two years. Despite Sheo Bhatt's eagerness to take charge of Orissa, he was hindered by Janoji's conflicts with his brother [[Mudhoji I]], who was rumored to be plotting Janoji's assassination. [[Mudhoji I]] mobilized his forces for revenge, further delaying Sheo Bhatt's departure. | Mirza Saleh, who was allied with the Nawab and supported by the [[British]], faced opposition from Chimna Sau, as the British feared losing their influence if Chimna Sau became Subahdar. This led to intermittent conflicts between the two sides over the next two years. Despite Sheo Bhatt's eagerness to take charge of Orissa, he was hindered by Janoji's conflicts with his brother [[Mudhoji I]], who was rumored to be plotting Janoji's assassination. [[Mudhoji I]] mobilized his forces for revenge, further delaying Sheo Bhatt's departure.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
By the end of June 1759, the conflict between [[Janoji Bhonsle]] and [[Mudhoji I]] had eased somewhat. Sheo Bhatt finally reached [[Cuttack]] in July 1759 with a force of about 4,000 horsemen and 1,500 foot soldiers. By then, a settlement had been reached, and Mirza Saleh had ceded the Subahdarship to Chimna Sau. Sheo Bhatt then took over the province from Chimna Sau.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44304469#page_scan_tab_contents|title=SHEO BHATT SATHE IN ORISSA|publisher=Bhabani Charan Ray|year=1957|pages=235–299}}</ref> | By the end of June 1759, the conflict between [[Janoji Bhonsle]] and [[Mudhoji I]] had eased somewhat. Sheo Bhatt finally reached [[Cuttack]] in July 1759 with a force of about 4,000 horsemen and 1,500 foot soldiers. By then, a settlement had been reached, and Mirza Saleh had ceded the Subahdarship to Chimna Sau. Sheo Bhatt then took over the province from Chimna Sau.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44304469#page_scan_tab_contents|title=SHEO BHATT SATHE IN ORISSA|publisher=Bhabani Charan Ray|year=1957|pages=235–299}}</ref> | ||
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Sheo Bhatt began by plundering Birbhum. The British urged [[Mir Qasim]] to counter Sheo Bhatt's actions and stationed troops in Midnapur to guard against Maratha incursions into Burdwan and Midnapur. Sheo Bhatt demanded three lakhs of rupees from Tilak Chand, Raja of [[Burdwan]], and when the demand was unmet, he attacked and plundered Burdwan and Midnapur, creating significant unrest. As British troops approached, Sheo Bhatt retreated to [[Cuttack]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44140543|title=THE WAY THE ENGLISH TACKLED THE QUESTION OF THE CHOUTH OF BENGAL (1761-1785)|publisher=T. K. Mukerji|year=1949|pages=245–249}}</ref> | Sheo Bhatt began by plundering Birbhum. The British urged [[Mir Qasim]] to counter Sheo Bhatt's actions and stationed troops in Midnapur to guard against Maratha incursions into Burdwan and Midnapur. Sheo Bhatt demanded three lakhs of rupees from Tilak Chand, Raja of [[Burdwan]], and when the demand was unmet, he attacked and plundered Burdwan and Midnapur, creating significant unrest. As British troops approached, Sheo Bhatt retreated to [[Cuttack]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44140543|title=THE WAY THE ENGLISH TACKLED THE QUESTION OF THE CHOUTH OF BENGAL (1761-1785)|publisher=T. K. Mukerji|year=1949|pages=245–249}}</ref> | ||
Sheo Bhatt claimed that Burdwan and Midnapur were part of [[Orissa]] and should not fall into the hands of either the Nawab or the British. The British countered that [[Burdwan]] was granted to the Company by the Nawab and the King to cover military expenses, while Midnapur had long been independent of [[Orissa]] and was now under the Company’s control for maintaining troops.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=Ov4rAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Sheo+|title=Studies in the Economic History of Orissa from Ancient Times to 1833|publisher=Vinod Shankar Das|year=1978|pages=96–100}}</ref> | Sheo Bhatt claimed that Burdwan and Midnapur were part of [[Orissa]] and should not fall into the hands of either the Nawab or the British. The British countered that [[Burdwan]] was granted to the Company by the Nawab and the King to cover military expenses, while Midnapur had long been independent of [[Orissa]] and was now under the Company’s control for maintaining troops.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=Ov4rAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Sheo+|title=Studies in the Economic History of Orissa from Ancient Times to 1833|publisher=Vinod Shankar Das|year=1978|pages=96–100}}</ref> | ||
In 1761, Sheo Bhatt invaded Midnapur again, plundering it thoroughly. The British retaliated, capturing the money Sheo Bhatt had collected from Pataspur, a region under his control. To pressure Tilak Chand into paying the demanded sum, Sheo Bhatt appointed Rai Govind to the zamindari of Chitnam Berda, which belonged to Tilak Chand, but failed to achieve his goal. | In 1761, Sheo Bhatt invaded Midnapur again, plundering it thoroughly. The British retaliated, capturing the money Sheo Bhatt had collected from Pataspur, a region under his control. To pressure Tilak Chand into paying the demanded sum, Sheo Bhatt appointed Rai Govind to the zamindari of Chitnam Berda, which belonged to Tilak Chand, but failed to achieve his goal. | ||