The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.19

v4.c20.19

The defection of the commander-in-chief paralysed the defence of Hyderābād. Qutb Shāh fled precipitately to the fort of Golconda, leaving all his property behind in Hyderābād. Before Shāh ‘Ālam could arrive and restore order in the city (*c.* 18 October), it presented the spectacle of a sack after assault by an enemy; indiscriminate looting and confusion raged in it, and many women and children were kidnapped and outraged. Qutb Shāh then submitted, and at Shāh ‘Ālam’s recommendation the emperor granted him pardon on the following conditions: (i) the payment of twelve million rupees in settlement of all past dues and in addition a tribute of two hundred thousand *hūns* every year, (ii) the dismissal of Mādanna and Ākkanna, and (iii) the cession of Mālkhed and Seram to the emperor.