History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c59.s9.8

v4.c59.s9.8

After the Mughal invasion of 1657 had rolled back and Aurangzib had marched away to Northern India, the Bijapur Government gained respite and some accession of vigour. Freed for the time being from the constant menace of the Mughals on the frontier, the Bijapur Government now began to call its refractory vassals to account. The command of the expedition against Shivaji, however, went abegging at the Bijapur Court, till Afzal Khan accepted it in a spirit of bravado.