History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c36.s5.7

v3.c36.s5.7

Next year, an attempt was made by the discontented nobles (including Pratap's own uncles) to dethrone him. Both sides begged help from the viceroy of Bihar, with profuse promises. Taking advantage of these family disputes, the Mughals gained possession of the fort of Deogan (near their Gaya frontier), reduced Pratap to the status of a Mughal *mansabdar*, and turned his ancestral kingdom into a fief, subject to an annual payment of one lakh of Rupees (1643).*