[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) › v2.c22.16 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c22.16 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c22.16 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c22.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c22.16) That day, Dara on hearing of Aurangzib's approach, drew up his troops and rode out as if to fight. But a short distance in front of his camp he came to a halt, refusing to advance any further and waiting to let the enemy take the offensive. It was a most unwise step: Aurangzib was numerically inferior and his troops were worn out by a ten mile march in the sun over a waterless dusty plain, while Dara's army was fresh. As their general hesitated to engage, the soldiers lost confidence in Dara, and Aurangzib, without striking a blow, gained a moral victory over his foolish brother. The victor of Dharmat was a foe to be dreaded, even by the lord of 50,000 horse. - [Previous: v2.c22.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c22.15) - [Next: v2.c22.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c22.17) - [Up: v2.c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c22) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c22.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c22.16) · Pramāṇa