History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c60.s18.1

v4.c60.s18.1

With consummate cunning Shivaji threw his pursuers off the scent, by following a route exactly opposite to that which leads to Maharashtra. Instead of moving due south-west from Agra, through Malwa and Khandesh or Gujrat, he travelled eastwards to Mathura, Allahabad, Benares, and Gaya, and then south-westwards through Gondwana and Golkonda, describing a vast loop round India before returning to Rajgarh.