History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c75.s8.3

v5.c75.s8.3

The extant records for the year 1698 are meagre. It is not probable that any unusual activity was shown by the Marathas immediately after Rajaram's return home. He seems to have taken time to recover from the effects of the loss of Jinji and the extinction of the Government he had set up there, while the feud between Dhana Jadav and Santa's son Ranuji Ghorparé made a combined effort impossible for the present.* In September the Maratha Rajah's envoy Anaji visited an imperial minister with a letter from him begging for peace; but nothing came of it. Some of his followers at this time deserted his service in despair and joined the Mughals.