History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c21.14

v2.c21.14

This division of command accentuated the difference of creeds in the Imperial army and rendered its success difficult. Several of the Muslim officers moreover, were, secretly friendly to Aurangzib or had been corrupted by him. The history of the battle that followed proves this suspicion true: while the Imperialists lost 24 Rajput chiefs in the conflict, only one Muhammadan general was killed on their side. "Qasim Khan and all the Imperial troops who in this battle had not become the target of the arrows of Fate, fled," as the official history issued by Aurangzib records. This circumstance lends colour to the theory that they had kept themselves out of harm's way. The day following the battle four Muhammadan officers of the Imperial army came over to Aurangzib and were rewarded by him.∗ Such men could not have fought loyally twenty-four hours earlier.