The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.112

v4.c19.112

Solicited by the Deccani party then out of power, the Mughul viceroy Bahādur Khān invaded Bījāpur in 1676, but met with a crushing defeat near Indī, Islām Khān Rūmī (the governor of Mālwā) being slain (23 June). But soon afterwards he cowed the minister into allowing the Mughuls to annex certain ‘Ādil Shāhī forts, such as Naldrug and Gulbarga (1677). Aurangzīb, being dissatisfied with this result and suspecting Bahādur of collusion with the Deccani powers, recalled him. His successor Dilīr Khān, in alliance with Buhlūl the Afghān *vazīr* of Bījāpur, invaded Qutb Shāh’s territory at Mālkhed in September, 1677. Here they fought for two months, being put to the severest distress by the cutting off of their provisions, and were finally forced to make a disastrous retreat to Gulbarga, abandoning all their baggage.