A History of the Mahrattas v1.c13.97

v1.c13.97

The King of Golcondah, encouraged by the slow progress of the Moghuls, sent a detachment under Nek Nam Khan, one of his generals, to the assistance of Beejapoor. Aurungzebe’s envoy at the court of Kootub Shah remonstrated and threatened in consequence, but no assistance was sent to Jey Sing, and the latter became sensible that the sacrifice both of his own character and of the lives of his brave Rajpoots, was, at the least, a matter of indifference to the Emperor. Under these circumstances he determined to retreat to Aurungabad. This was not effected without loss, but was not attended with those disastrous consequences which had repeatedly occurred on similar occasions. Jey Sing had not the means of supporting many of the garrisons in the forts surrendered by Sivajee or captured by his aid. He therefore placed strong garrisons in Logurh, Singurh, and Poorundhur, and also in Maholy and Kurnalla, in the Concan.¹ A few men were left in such of the others as had still a supply of provisions; and of the remainder, he directed the gates to be burned, and such part of the defences to be destroyed as could be hastily thrown down.²