History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s14.36

v5.c74.s14.36

Rajaram was as much in want of money as the Mughals. In August he sent his natural son Karna to Zulfiqar (through the mediation of Ram Singh Hada), offering to make peace on certain conditions. But Aurangzib was inexorable: he rejected the terms, and issued peremptory orders to Zulfiqar to capture Jinji without further delay. So, the Mughal general sent Karna back to his father in the middle of October, and early in November 1697 renewed the siege of Jinji in right earnest. [Dil., 122b, Z. S., Mad. Diary, 26 Oct.]