[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912) › v4.c66.s3.2 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c66.s3.2 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c66.s3.2 - **Language:** English ### [v4.c66.s3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c66.s3.2) In foreign affairs, ever since the extinction of the Nizam-Shahi dynasty in 1636, the Deccan Powers had but one absorbing thought,—How to avert the approaching annexation by the Mughals? For this the Qutb Shahs had very wisely professed lip-obedience to the Emperor of Delhi, but secretly helped Adil Shah with money and assembled their forces on the frontier as a threat to the aggressor, every time the Mughals had tried to invade Bijapur. No Mughal general could undertake such an invasion without running the risk of a Golkonda army raiding the imperial dominions or attacking the Mughal expeditionary force from two sides in concert with the Bijapuris. - [Previous: v4.c66.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c66.s3.1) - [Next: v4.c66.s3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c66.s3.3) - [Up: v4.c66.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c66.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c66.s3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c66.s3.2) · Pramāṇa