[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985) › c19.s13.8 # The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s13.8 The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s13.8 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s13.8) 8. Conquest does not normally change the existing order of rights and holdings. Against this background M. Athar Ali’s statement that “Aurangzeb’s annexations in the Deccan were not the work of a military steam-roller, but of a slow and cumbrous machine, which sought energy and strength by recruiting deserters bribed to come over from the enemy” gains in depth (\*The Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb\* \[London, 1966\], 173). The “deserters” were clearly important figures in the intricate web of rights and holdings, in which the conquering power had to gain a foothold. - [Previous: c19.s13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s13.7) - [Next: c19.s13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s13.9) - [Up: c19.s13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s13.8) · Pramāṇa