History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c36.s1.2

v3.c36.s1.2

The generals and soldiers in their enforced exile in the Deccan sigh for a return to their northern homes; one homesick noble offers the Emperor a lakh of Rupees for leave to spend only one year at Delhi; the Rajput soldiery complain that their breed is dying out by reason of their lifelong stay in the Deccan away from home and family; even the Prime Minister diplomatically suggests that the imperial arms in the South have been crowned with success and therefore the Court may now go back to Delhi without loss of prestige. But nothing can shake Aurangzib’s obstinate resolve to “root out” the Marathas.*