The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.61

v4.c19.61

To restore imperial prestige in this quarter, Aurangzīb himself went to Hasan Abdāl (6 July, 1674) near Peshāwar, and stayed there for a year and a half directing the operations. Mahābat Khān was removed from the viceroyalty, and under the master’s eyes imperial diplomacy and imperial arms alike succeeded. Many clans were bought over with pensions and posts for their headmen, while the lands of the refractory were ravaged by strong detachments operating from Peshāwar. Thus, in a short time the Ghorai, Ghilzāi, Shirānī and Yūsufzāi clans were crushed, and others peacefully submitted. Great deeds were done by the Turkī general Uighur Khān, who had often before distinguished himself in fighting the Afghāns. He first defeated a Mohmand attack and ravaged their homes; but his attempt to open the Khyber pass failed after heavy fighting near ‘Alī Masjid. He next occupied Ningrahār and opened the Jagdalik pass, expelling the Ghilzāis from it. Afghān mothers used to hush their babies to sleep with Uighur Khān’s dreaded name.