History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c65.s10.1

v4.c65.s10.1

Bijapur fell a week after this date, but not to assault. At these proofs of the grim determination of Aurangzib and the completeness of his preparations, the garrison lost heart. The cause of the Adil-Shahi monarchy was hopeless: the king was a plaything in the hands of selfish nobles, the administration could not possibly be reformed, the dynasty could not be restored to real power and prosperity, and all hope of help from outside was gone. The future was absolutely dark. For what master and with what prospects would the Bijapuri generals continue their resistance to the bitter end? Even to Sikandar Adil Shah himself it was hardly a change for the worse to pass from the condition of a puppet under his "mayors of the palace" to that of a pensioner under Aurangzib.