History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c41.s4.3

v3.c41.s4.3

From the opening of the campaign Mir Jumla, mounted on a hardy pony, had guided the march. He forbade plunder and outrage by the soldiers and camp-followers, and so strictly did he punish the first offenders that such crimes ceased in the Mughal camp, the people were reassured and came back to their homes and fields, and the imperialists were abundantly supplied with provisions locally.*