History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s4.t3.13

v5.c84.s4.t3.13

Meantime Bakht Buland had been trying to repair his losses. In July he sent Rs. 30,000 to Chhatra Sal with a request to recruit a body of the famous Bundela musketeers for him. In October, he sent two envoys to Rajaram in Satara fort, to invite him to Deogarh, in order to create a diversion in Aurangzib's rear; but the Maratha king declined under the advice of his generals. [Akh. 18 Aug., 25 Oct.] In January 1701 Aladad, who is described as a deposed zamindar of Deogarh, fled from confinement in Punar and joined Bakht Buland, by whom he was lodged in his capital. [Akh. 12 Feb.] Early in the following March, Bakht Buland and his uncle Nawal Shah, the zamindar of Jāmgarh, in concert with the Marathas assembled a force of 4,000 troopers and 12,000 infantry, and attacked Ali Mardan Khan, the governor of Berar. They were defeated with great slaughter, Nawal Shah being killed and Bakht Buland wounded, while the Mughals lost 200 killed. [Akh. 16 March.] The subahdar took up the pursuit of the rebels by way of Kolapur (16 m. west of Amraoti), and fought another sharp battle defeating the Maratha allies of the enemy near Dariāpur, 28 miles west of Amraoti. [Akh. 5 May, 1701.] Risings by Bakht Buland's Muslim allies are reported in February 1703 (near Ujjain under Abbas) and January 1704 (under Sayyid Abdul Qadir).