History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c62.s12.9

v4.c62.s12.9

Dilir’s position before Bijapur was no longer tenable. His army refused to obey him; sergeants-at-arms sent from the Court pressed him hard to retreat; an agent of the viceroy came to his camp to make peace with Adil Shah over his head. So, on 29th January, 1680, he broke up his camp at Begam Hauz and began his retreat, after having wasted 56 days before the fort of Bijapur.