History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s4.t3.7

v5.c84.s4.t3.7

At this time trouble began again in Deogarh. Dindar proved defiant, and a Mughal force under Sadr-ud-din (the faujdar of Punar, 42 m. s. w. of Nagpur) with the help of the Chanda Rajah Kishan Singh, captured Deogarh and drove Dindar into flight (March 1696). Kan Singh, the second son of Kishan Singh, secured the throne of Deogarh by turning Muslim (under the name of Rajah Neknam) and promising to pay up Dindar's arrears of tribute, besides a present of 17 lakhs of Rupees. [Akh. 15 April 1696.] We find Neknam welcomed at the imperial Court in November 1700 and married to a captive daughter of Rajaram, the late Maratha king, in January, 1704, [*Akh.*] by order of Aurangzib.