History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c62.s3.5

v4.c62.s3.5

The history of Bijapur from 1672 to 1686 is really the history of its wazirs. It was a period marked by chronic civil war among the factious nobles, independence of the provincial governors, paralysis of the central administration in the capital itself, occasional but indecisive Mughal invasions, and a secret alliance but pretended hostility with the Marathas.