History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s3.t1.3

v5.c84.s3.t1.3

For some years before his death, Champat had robbed the territories of other Bundela chiefs as freely as the Mughal dominion. His orphans were, therefore, left utterly friendless and found no honourable career open to them anywhere. Chhatra Sal and his elder brother Angad repeatedly entreated Mirza Rajah Jai Singh to befriend them and give them employment and the chance of distinction in the Emperor's service by taking them with him to the war against Shivaji (1665). Jai Singh moved cautiously and first employed the two brothers in his own contingent, promising to recommend them