The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.22

v4.c19.22

In four severely contested battles for the throne, fought in the course of less than a year in widely separated provinces, Aurangzīb had marched rapidly and triumphed uniformly at the total cost of only two generals killed and one dead from sunstroke, while his opponents were crushed with terrible carnage among officers and privates alike. There could be no greater proof of his genius and efficiency than this.