[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.c19.97 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.97 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.97 - **Language:** English ### [v4.c19.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.97) At this time Aurangzīb at Ajmer was very slenderly protected: his faithful sons were far away and even the imperial guard had been detached on a distant expedition. His immediate retinue consisted of a few thousands of unserviceable soldiers, personal attendants, clerks and eunuchs. He had loved Akbar above all his other sons, and now in the bitterness of disillusionment he cried out, “I am now defenceless. The young hero has got a splendid opportunity. Why, then, is he delaying his attack?” But Akbar was not the man to seize this opportunity by a rapid dash on the imperial camp; he began to spend his days in pleasure and took a fortnight to arrive near Ajmer. Every day told in Aurangzīb’s favour. Loyal officers from far and near strained every nerve to reach him by forced marches, and on the day of Akbar’s arrival in his neighbourhood, prince Mu‘azzam joined the emperor, doubling his strength. In the meantime, Aurangzīb, with wise audacity, had refused to shut himself up within the walls of Ajmer, but advanced into the open, and taken up his position at Dorāhā, ten miles south of that city. - [Previous: v4.c19.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.96) - [Next: v4.c19.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.98) - [Up: v4.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.burn-1937.v4.c19.97) · Pramāṇa