The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.144

v4.c19.144

Shāh Jahān now experienced a foretaste of the Marāthā warfare which brought his son to the grave. He had driven before him like chaff before the wind an enemy who dared not withstand him in the field; he had confined his principal antagonist within the walls of a fortress, but his own troops were starving. By all the rules of war he was the victor. In fact he was as helpless as his adversary, and was obliged to come to terms, which, however, were honourable to the empire.¹