History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c83.s6.6

v5.c83.s6.6

In the meantime, the English prisoners lately set free by Ibrahim Khan had again, under new orders from the Emperor, been placed under restraint. But in this the subahdar had merely made a show of harshness, to please his master.* At last in February 1690, peace was finally concluded between the Mughal Government and the English on the West Coast. As Aurangzib wrote on 22nd Feb. 1690, "The English [of Surat] having made