History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c82.s2.17

v5.c82.s2.17

Bishun Singh Kachhwa, the new Rajah of Amber (Jaipur), was appointed by the Emperor as faujdar of Mathura with a special charge to root out the Jats and take Sinsani as his own jagir. [Ishwar, 133a; the farman appointing him is preserved in Jaipur, as also is another on the same terms issued to Ram Singh just before his death.] He gave the Emperor a written undertaking to demolish the fort of Sinsani [Ishwar, 139a, 135b], as he was burning to distinguish himself and win a high mansab like his father Ram Singh and grandfather Mirza Rajah Jai Singh. Bidar Bakht laid siege to Sinsani. But the campaign in the jungles of the Jat country severely taxed the invading army. The Mughals before Sinsani had to undergo great hardship from scarcity of provisions