History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c63.s2.11

v4.c63.s2.11

As soon as he started from the south, Prince Muazzam and Jaswant gave him chase with all the available Mughal troops, calling upon Shivaji to come to their aid! The Deccan was filled with wild rumours of a civil war among the imperialists, which were "so confused that we cannot write them for credible,"—as the English factors of Bombay report.