History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c65.s1.7

v4.c65.s1.7

boy-king Sikandar and the outbreak of faction-fights at his Court. The object of this expedition was simply to ravage as much of Bijapuri territory as possible and curb Shambhuji's activity in the Parenda and Sholapur region. The detachment did not effect, nor was it intended to effect, any conquest. It was evidently too small to do anything more than raid defenceless villages and lay corn-fields waste, and it soon returned to headquarters. (M.A. 216-218.)