[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.c19.89 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.89 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.89 - **Language:** English ### [v4.c19.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.89) In June Jasvant's family and retainers with his surviving infant Ajīt Singh reached Delhi, the other son having died in childbed. The rights of Ajīt were again pleaded before Aurangzīb, but he only ordered the child to be transferred to the imperial harem with a promise to give him a grant and investiture as raja when he came of age. According to one contemporary account, the throne of Jodhpur was offered to Ajīt on condition of his turning Muslim, and this we can believe from the authentic record of a similar offer made to the captive Shāhū in 1703. The loyal Rāthors determined to rescue their late chieftain's heir by sacrificing their lives. Their leader and guiding genius was Durgā Dās, the son of Jasvant's minister Askaran, whose character displayed a rare combination of the dash and reckless valour of a Rājput warrior with the tact, diplomatic cunning and organising power of the best Mughul ministers. But for his twenty-five years of unflagging exertion and skilful contrivance, Ajit Singh could not have secured his father's throne. Fighting against terrible odds, he kept the cause of his nation triumphant, without ever looking to his own gain. - [Previous: v4.c19.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.88) - [Next: v4.c19.90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.90) - [Up: v4.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.89) · Pramāṇa