History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c66.s7.1

v4.c66.s7.1

The king's flight to Golkonda was so precipitate that all his property was left behind. When the people learnt that the city of Haidarabad was abandoned by the Government and that the enemy were at hand, there was a mad scramble to flee to the fort. "Thousands of high-born persons, who had no time to procure conveyances or remove their property, grasped the hands of their wives and children in bewilderment and, without giving them time to dress fully, ran towards Golkonda." The confusion was aggravated by the indiscriminate looting which began immediately. "A noise and tumult arose like that of doomsday. The royal property worth 4 or 5 krores of Rupees and the belongings of the soldiers who had left their families at Haidarabad began to be plundered at once." (K.K. ii. 306.)