The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.64
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.64
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The emperor triumphed in Afghānistān by following the policy of paying subsidies and setting clan against clan. Amīr Khān’s diplomacy broke up the confederacy under Akmal, and when that able leader died the Afrīdīs made terms with the empire. The Khyber was kept open. But Khūsh-hāl Khān Khattak continued the war single-handed for many years afterwards, till his own son betrayed him to the enemy. The fallen chieftain solaced his exile and captivity by composing stinging verses against Aurangzīb.