History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c62.s12.11

v4.c62.s12.11

His one aim now was to wreak vengeance by ruining Bijapur territory. On 23rd January he detached Sharza Khan with artillery to ravage the Adoni district. Then he himself with the rest of his army left the environs of Bijapur (29th Jan.) and advanced southwards to the bank of the Krishna, plundering the villages on the way, slaying their defenders and dragging away the remnant of the population into slavery. In one village the offered ransom of Rs. 10,000 was refused, and it was totally looted; the brave headman, who had resisted the entire Mughal army with only 15 musketeers, was slain and the whole population of 2,000 persons with 2,500 heads of cattle was carried off by the invaders. Two other villages bought safety by paying large sums,—in one case Rs. 45,000.