History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c61.s1.2

v4.c61.s1.2

His faults were many. By the treaty of August 1657, he had bound himself to pay to the Emperor one krore of Rupees as indemnity and to cede Parenda fort with its dependent territory and the Nizam-Shahi Konkan; but he had taken advantage of the illness of Shah Jahan and the consequent war of succession to evade the fulfilment of his promise. True, at Aurangzib's grand coronation he had presented 8½ lakhs as part of his tribute and in January 1665 he had handed over seven lakhs of Rupees in cash and six caskets of jewels to the Mughal envoy at his Court. But these amounted to only a small fraction of the total indemnity and he still delayed the delivery of the promised fort and territory. In November 1660, the Mughals had, no doubt, gained possession of Parenda, but it was effected in despite of Adil Shah and only by bribing his local governor.