Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.s1.57

v2.c28.s1.57

“ Soning was the Rudra of the field ; Agra and Delhi trembled at his deeds ; he looked on Aurang as the waning moon. The king sent an embassy to Soning ; it was peace he desired. He offered the mansab of Sat Hazari for Ajit,¹ and what dignities he might demand for his brethren—the restoration of Ajmer, and to make Soning its governor. To the engagement was added, ‘ the panja is affixed in ratification of this treaty, witnessed by God Almighty.’² The Diwan, Asad Khan, was the negotiator, and the Aremdi,³ who was with him, solemnly swore to its maintenance. The treaty concluded, the king, whose thoughts could not be diverted from Akbar, departed for the Deccan. Asad Khan was left at Ajmer, and Soning at Merta [69]. But Soning was a thorn in the side of Aurangzeb; he bribed the Brahmans, who threw pepper into the Homa (burnt sacrifice) and secured for Soning a place in Suraj Mandala (the mansion of the sun). The day following the treaty, by the incantations of Auranga, Soning was no more.⁴ Asoj the 6th, S. 1738.