History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c65.s1.1

v4.c65.s1.1

For four years after Dilir Khan's failure and retreat (February 1680), nothing was done by the Mughals against Bijapur, as they were harried and distracted by the fertile audacity of Shambhuji, who raided various points in the imperial dominions with startling rapidity and unexpectedness. The Adil-Shahis got a respite from foreign attack, but it was of no avail to them; their monarchy was now in the last agonies of dissolution, the sad story of which will be unfolded in this chapter.