The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s12.18

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41. Richards suggests that Aurangzeb might have paused in 1687 to negotiate some form of tributary relationship with the Maratha king (*Mughal Administration*, 310). This would have enabled the emperor to organize the newly conquered Deccan kingdoms of Bijapur and Golconda. Such a course of action might have alleviated, at least temporarily, the pressure, but it would not have changed the structural problem, since it is not clear what would have kept the Marathas from building up strength and renewing their inroads.