History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c65.s9.3

v4.c65.s9.3

† Ishwardas draws a lurid picture of the famine of grain and fodder in the Mughal camp and the consequent epidemic of fever and flux But the official history and Dilkasha (whose author was present in the camp by deputy) are silent about it. I fear that Ishwardas has transferred to the siege of Bijapur what happened at the siege of Golkonda a year later