A History of the Mahrattas v1.c18.51

v1.c18.51

The Emperor, probably conceiving that his army must draw the Mahrattas southward, moved to Gulgulla²; but Ghorepuray still continued to the northward, and Ramchundur's parties levied contributions as far east as Sholapoor.³ Aurungzebe, finding his feint unsuccessful, brought back his unwieldy host to Brimhapooree on the Beema, below Punderpoor, where he established his principal depôt and built a cantonment, in which he held his court; and from that point the operations of his armies, and the affairs of his empire, were directed for several years.⁴