[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912) › v1.c19.5 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c19.5 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c19.5 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.5) Whichever way Aurangzib turned, he was faced with danger. The exulting Deccanis interpreted his retreat from Bidar as a confession of defeat. The Bijapuris boasted that they had rolled the tide of Mughal invasion back; their armies tried to hem the Imperialists round; and their local officers drove out isolated Mughal outposts. Even the Sultan of Golkonda seized the opportunity of the retirement of Mughal troops: he renewed his efforts to retain a hold on the Karnatak and tried to seize some villages near the frontier fort of Udgir.\* - [Previous: v1.c19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.4) - [Next: v1.c19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.6) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Bijâpur](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.bijapur) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.5) · Pramāṇa