[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.c8.68 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c8.68 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c8.68 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c8.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c8.68) Retreat to Balkh. The news made Aurangzib beat a retreat from Pashai (5th June) and hasten eastwards to defend the capital. The enemy became more aggressive than before, and at two places penetrated into his camp for a time.‡ Artillery, rockets, and muskets alone could keep their hordes at a safe distance. Next day he turned a little aside to Shaikhabad to release two of his officers who were invested in a garden. Thence he marched towards Faizabad on the Balkháb river.\* - [Previous: v1.c8.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c8.67) - [Next: v1.c8.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c8.69) - [Up: v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c8.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c8.68) · Pramāṇa