History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s4.t2.6

v5.c84.s4.t2.6

Early next year Dilir Khan received urgent orders to settle the business of Deogarh quickly on some satisfactory basis and hasten to the viceregal camp at Aurangabad, as Shivaji had again raised his head in the Deccan [*Akh*. 26 Jan., 1670.] The Gond Rajah with his entire family (two brothers and one sister) embraced Islam,† as the price of restoration to his kingdom, and on 29th March Dilir Khan left Nagpur for the south. [*Akh*. 20 April 1670 ; *M. A.* 102.]