History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c83.s5.12

v5.c83.s5.12

But in the meantime the English had also made war on the Mughal shipping on the Bombay Coast. Shaista Khan, on hearing of this fresh provocation, felt himself no longer bound to observe the terms which he had recently offered to Charnock. He ordered the English to return to Hughli, forbade any building at Sutanati, and demanded large sums as war-compensation. Charnock, however, sent an embassy to Dacca, seeking permission to remain at Sutanati and to buy land there for an English factory.