Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Chhatrasal" in English language version.
Of his own sweet will The Rajput king bestowed a large number of Personal Jagir to Bajirao near Jhansi and further offer hand of her daughter Mastani born from his ConcubineIn his book Mastani, the historian D. G. Godse states that the relationship between Chhatrasal and Baji Rao I was like that of father and son.
Chattrasal, the son of Champat Rai Bundela, had carved out for himself a large kingdom in eastern Bundelkhand during a long life of strenuous warfare. His crowning success was the final expulsion of the imperial viceroy, in alliance with the Marathas in 1729. As the price of this decisive aid, he ceded to his patron the Peshwa, one third of his realm with a revenue of 30 lakhs of rupees. The aged and war-worn chief died on 14th December 1731, leaving the remaining two-thirds of his dominions to his two elder sons, Harde Sah of Panna (revenue: thirty-eight lakhs) and Jagat raj of Banda (revenue: thirty lakhs). The younger sons... received small appanages for their support.
