History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c62.s7.4

v4.c62.s7.4

Masaud, in greater fear of his pretended ally than of his open enemy, sought the protection of Dilir Khan. A Mughal force was invited to Bijapur and royally welcomed, and then sent with Bijapuri auxiliaries against the Marathas. Shivaji himself arrived with 7 or 8 thousand more men to strengthen his first detachment. But the Bijapuri cause was weakened by an angry quarrel between the regent and Sharza Khan, whom the death of Bahlol had left as the best general of Adil Shah.