History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s3.10

v5.c74.s3.10

But the Maratha occupation was short-lived. Aurangzib had been roused to the danger, and already in the middle of December he had issued urgent orders to four high generals of the late Golkonda Government—Ismail Khan Maka, Yachapa Nayak, Rustam Khan, and Muhammad Sadiq,—to hasten to the Karnatak plains and succour the Emperor's partisans there. These officers arrived at Conjeveram on 25th February 1688, with 4,000 horse and 7,000 foot. (Madras Diary; Z. S.; Orme is inaccurate; Kaep. 260.)