[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937) › v4.c19.60 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.60 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.60 - **Language:** English ### [v4.c19.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.60) The emperor degraded Muhammad Āmin Khān, and recalling Mahābat Khān from the Deccan sent him to Kābul as viceroy for the fourth time. But this general made a secret pact with the Afghāns on condition of mutual forbearance, and so the Khyber route remained closed. Aurangzīb was displeased and sent Shujā‘at Khān in independent command of a large force with abundant artillery (November, 1673). He was a man of humble birth who had risen to the emperor’s favour by his ability, and therefore the high-born officers regarded him with jealousy, while he treated them with insolent contempt. This led to a lack of co-operation between them and a Mughul disaster on 3 March, 1674, when Shujā‘at Khān was cut off in the Karāpā pass, but the remnant of his force was rescued by Jasvant Singh’s Rājputs. - [Previous: v4.c19.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.59) - [Next: v4.c19.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.61) - [Up: v4.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.60) · Pramāṇa