History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c78.s4.3

v5.c78.s4.3

Ramchandra struggled against these difficulties as best he could, and on the whole he succeeded fairly well. As the acute observer Bhimsen remarks about the year 1697, "Among the Marathas not much union was seen. Every one called himself a sardar and set out to raid and plunder [for himself] (Dilkasha, ii. 122a).