History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c8.23

v1.c8.23

So the Bukhara troops mutinied and proclaimed as king his eldest son Abdul Aziz, who was in their midst as his father's viceroy, (17 April, 1645). Rebellion immediately broke out in many other parts of his vast and diverse territory, and savage hordes roamed over the country to take advantage of the disorder by plundering. At last the helpless father had to make peace by yielding Trans-oxiana to his rebel son and retaining Balkh and Badakhshan for himself.[*] But meantime a new combatant had stepped into the arena; Shah Jahan had invaded Badakhshan.