History of India . n. In return for thefaithful discharge of his duties, he received as an an-nuity the lands and rents of the sub-districts of Poonaand other localities, where he made a permanent settle-ment after the manner of the zammddrs, or the close of his life, having attained the highhonour of serving the Emperor Jahangir, he was con-stantly in attendance on him, while his son Sivaji stayedon his estates. As Ibrahim Adil Shah for the space oftwo years was threatened with impending death, greatdisorder and confusion prevailed in his territories fromthe long duration
History of India . n. In return for thefaithful discharge of his duties, he received as an an-nuity the lands and rents of the sub-districts of Poonaand other localities, where he made a permanent settle-ment after the manner of the zammddrs, or the close of his life, having attained the highhonour of serving the Emperor Jahangir, he was con-stantly in attendance on him, while his son Sivaji stayedon his estates. As Ibrahim Adil Shah for the space oftwo years was threatened with impending death, greatdisorder and confusion prevailed in his territories fromthe long duration of his illness; and the troops andretainers, whom he had stationed here and there forthe purpose of garrisoning the forts and protecting the 218 APPENDIX n frontier of the Konkan, abandoned themselves to neglectin consequence of their masters indisposition. Ultimately, the Emperor Aurangzib, the bulwark ofreligion, resolved upon proceeding to the Deccan, andin the year 1093 a. h. (1682 a. d.) bestowed fresh lustre. MBKKA GATE AT AUEANGABAD. on the city of Aurangabad by the favour of his augustpresence. For a period of twenty-five years he stroveto subvert the Maratha rule; but as several valiantchieftains displayed the utmost zeal and activity inupholding their dynasty, their extermination could notbe satisfactorily accomplished. Towards the close ofhis Majestys lifetime, a truce was concluded with theMarathas on condition that three per cent, out of the AUEAJ^GZIB AND THE MAEATHAS 219 revenues drawn from the imperial dominions in theDeccan should be allotted to them for the maintenanceof the sar-desh-muk, or head of the district-chiefs; andaccordingly Ahsan Khan, commonly called Mir Malik,set out from the threshold of royalty with the documentsconfirming this grant to the Marathas, in order that,after the treaty had been duly ratified, he might bringthe chiefs of that tribe to the court of the monarch ofthe world. However, before he had had time to deliverthese documents into
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