History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c62.s7.1

v4.c62.s7.1

This breach of faith on the part of Masaud absolved Dilir Khan from the treaty of Kulbarga, "respect for which alone had so long kept him back from the invasion of Bijapur." Besides, the Emperor ordered an attack at this time, as Bahlol was dead, the Afghan soldiery dispersed, and the Deccani nobles divided in a civil war. Dilir Khan began his task in the approved Mughal fashion by seducing the Bijapuri officers with promises of mansab and jagir under the Emperor. The deserting chiefs were granted six annas daily as cash salary for every trooper under them, pending the granting of jagirs. In this way a force of 20,000 Bijapuris was enlisted by Dilir Khan. (Dil. 158.) The chief among them were the kinsmen of Bahlol, who had recently been starving through unemployment.*