History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s9.5

v5.c74.s9.5

In the meantime, Zulfiqar had abandoned his futile attacks on Jinji and turned to the more profitable work of levying contributions from the zamindars of South Karnatak. "The Khan Bahadur summoned to himself Ali Mardan Khan, the faujdar of Conjeveram, strengthened his camp, then started [with a mobile field force] against the kingdoms of Tanjore and Trichinopoly, and returned after collecting tributes from the zamindars of this tract. He fought many battles, but was victorious in them all." [Dil. 99b.] At the end of August we find him passing by way of Cuddalore towards Tanjore. [Madras Diary.] At the end of this year he captured Trinomali* (23 m. w. of Jinji), for which he was promoted on 16th Jan. 1692. He had asked the French in October to take Valdaur for him, but they had wisely declined. [Kaep. 292.] Thus the year 1691 passed without any decisive success for the imperialists.