History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s6.2

v5.c74.s6.2

The military situation was now* reversed; the Maratha raiding bands were driven back by the Mughals and "invasion threatened the dominions of Rajaram." [Kaep. 272]. The Maratha retreat to Jinji was precipitate, and the coming of Zulfiqar Khan, crowned with his great victory at Raigarh and the capture of Shambhuji's entire family, as well as his unbroken series of successes in the Kadapa and Arcot districts, at first created a consternation at Jinji. Rajaram left that fort and went to some safer refuge further south in the Karnatak, nearer his ally the Rajah of Tanjore, [Z. S.], and in October Zulfiqar wrote to the French to prevent his escape by the sea in an English ship. [Kaep. 279].