History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c85.s5.11

v5.c85.s5.11

The spirit of the Mughal army in the Deccan was at least utterly broken. The soldiers grew sick of the endless and futile war,* but Aurangzib would listen to no protest or friendly advice. Even his grand wazir Asad Khan, who had ventured to suggest that now that Bijapur and Golkonda had been conquered he had no more work to do and might as well return to Delhi, received a sharp reprimand, "I wonder that a wise old servant like you has made such a request...So long as a single breath remains to this mortal life, there is no release from labour." [Hamid-ud-din's Ahkam § 46.]