History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c37.s1.8

v3.c37.s1.8

At the siege of Golkonda, Shah Alam's correspondence with the enemy was intercepted, he was found to have encouraged visits from Qutb Shah's agents, received presents from them and introduced slackness into the military operations. There were even suspicions that he had secreted much of the loot of Haidarabad instead of crediting the whole of it to the imperial exchequer. So, on 21st February, 1687, he was arrested with his sons and placed in confinement. His favourite wife, Nur-un-nisa, was insulted and rebuked by eunuchs at the Emperor's bidding and deprived of her liberty; her property was escheated, and her chief officer was tortured to make him reveal the suspected disloyal acts of his master and the complicity of his mistress in them. (See Ch. 47).