The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.65
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.65
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This Afghān war made the employment of Afghāns in the ensuing Rājput war impossible, though they were just the class of troops required in that field. Moreover, it relieved the pressure on Shivājī by draining the Deccan of the best Mughul soldiers and generals for service on the north-west frontier. The Marāthā king took advantage of this diversion of his enemy’s strength to make his dazzling conquest of the Carnatic (1677) unchecked.