History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s5.1

v5.c74.s5.1

The arrival of Rajaram was followed by a peaceful revolution at Jinji. Harji's widow and her Brahman advisers were reluctant to part with the usurped authority and local independence they had enjoyed for over eight years. [Memoirs of F. Martin.] But Rajaram's right could not be disputed; the government of Jinji passed into his hands. Kesho Trimbak became his chief favourite, took his revenge by placing Harji's son under confinement (15th Nov.), and squeezed money out of the late viceroy's widow by calling upon her to render accounts for her husband's long years of administration of the province. She had to make her peace by paying three lakhs of hun, and Santaji Bhonsle one lakh. (Madras Diary, 6 Dec. 1689.)