History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c72.s4.8

v5.c72.s4.8

This was the last campaign of the old campaigner of eighty-eight, for here he received a warning of what was to come. At Devapur a severe illness seized him, which was aggravated by his insistence on transacting business as usual. The whole camp was thrown into despair and confusion. At length Aurangzib yielded to their entreaty and the warning of approaching death, and retreated to Ahmadnagar (20 January 1706), to die there a year afterwards.