The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c17.20

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Relieved of the presence of one whom he believed to be his enemy Khurram pressed on the occupation of Mewār, establishing posts in a number of places. And though losses were severe from the heat of the summer, the unhealthiness of the rainy season and even from dearth of supplies, the injury to the defenders was still greater. The families of many Rājput nobles were captured, and the fortitude of the Rānā himself, which had never been strong, was gradually sapped. He sent overtures to Khurram offering to recognise Moghul supremacy, but begging that he might be excused attendance at court owing to his age. Jahāngīr, delighted¹ by the success which had escaped his father, accepted the submission in a letter under his own seal, and invited the Rānā's son to visit him. It was decided that Chitor should never again be fortified, but no matrimonial alliance was enforced and the generally favourable nature of the terms allowed bound the Rājputs to a loyalty which was honourably observed. Before long the Rānā abdicated in favour of his son Karan Singh.