History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c68.s7.8

v4.c68.s7.8

With them Abul Hasan had sent a petition to the Emperor, saying, "If Golkonda is left to me as a vassal paying tribute, it would be more profitable to the Emperor than if he annexes it and governs it by a viceroy, as the expenses of the latter course would swallow up the entire revenue of the province. It will take 7 or 8 years to restore cultivation and population to this war-wasted land, and during that period the Mughals will get nothing out of it. If, on the other hand, Aurangzib makes peace and retires beyond my frontiers, I shall pay him one *krore* of Rupees as indemnity, besides one *krore* in honour of every assault that he has led in person." He also offered to present 5 or 6 lakhs of maunds of grain from the fort to feed the starving Mughals, even if his peace-terms were rejected.