History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s3.6

v5.c74.s3.6

that province disperse [on the downfall of their old master, Qutb Shah]. Ismail [Khan Maka], Yachapa Nair and other jamadars of the sehbandi and zamindars of the place, without any cause fell upon Askar Khan and plundered [him]. Then an imperial force under Mukaram Khan arrived and the lawless men dispersed on all sides." [Dilkasha, ii. 95a.] But the revolt of Ismail and Yachapa against the Mughal Government took place later, in Jan. 1690, as we learn from Z. S. and the Madras Diary.