The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.6
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.6
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Meanwhile, Aurangzīb himself had given up the chase from Multān (10 October) and hastened to Delhi by rapid marches, because a new storm-cloud was reported to be gathering in the east. Shujā‘ was making preparations for a second advance on Āgra. The deposition of Shāh Jahān and the imprisonment of the once-beloved ally Murād Bakhsh had taught him the true value of Aurangzīb’s solemn promise to let Shujāʻ enjoy Bengal and Bihār in full sovereignty unmolested. At Monghyr he heard of Aurangzīb’s march in full force to the Punjab and imagined the road to Āgra to be open. Now was the opportunity to seize that capital and release his father.