History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s3.t2.4

v5.c84.s3.t2.4

But an attack on the great Mughal power required long and careful preparation. And therefore Chhatra Sal next set about to find allies. He first visited Baldev (called in the poem, the diwan) at Aurangabad, and induced him to be his partner in the projected war with the Mughals. Baldev agreed and held himself ready to join the movement when the time for action would come.