The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.200

v4.c20.200

Nizām-ul-Mulk had started from Aurangābād for Delhi on hearing the result of the battle of Hasanpur, but at the news of Muhammad Amīn Khān’s appointment as minister he returned immediately to his capital. His ambition was to establish virtual independence in the Deccan and to control at Delhi the affairs of the empire. The Marāthās were already the chief obstacle in the south, and when he failed to attain his object at Delhi he was mean enough to free himself in the south by encouraging them to extend their ravages to the northern provinces of the empire.