History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c75.s4.2

v5.c75.s4.2

Santa at first demanded a lakh of hun besides the elephants, horses and property of the Mughal army. But the treacherous Deccani captain whispered to him, "What is this that you are asking for? Raise your terms. This amount will be paid by Khanazad Khan alone as his ransom." At last the ransom was fixed at 20 lakhs of rupees; and all the cash articles, jewels, horses and elephants of the doomed army were to be given up, each general being allowed to go away on a single horse with the clothes he wore on his person. The generals individually signed bonds for their respective ransoms and each left a kinsman or his chief servant as security for its payment. The terms were faithfully kept on the Maratha side,* thanks to Santa's iron discipline, [K. K. corrected by M. A.]