and to be more punctual in future. Only
twenty elephants were found in his possession, and these were taken away. The Rajah
accompanied the victorious troops on their
return, and paid his respects to Aurangzib
on 8th January, 1656.extorts submission. He promised to pay five lakhs in cash and kind in the
course of the year, on account
of his tribute, present and past,
and to cede certain parganahs, the revenue of
which would be set apart for the payment of the
tribute in future. Kesari Singh with a good
body of armed retainers accompanied Aurangzib
to the siege of Golkonda and rendered good
service, praying only for some remission of his
piled up arrears of tribute in return.[1]
The later history of Deogarh may be conveniently narrated here. In 1667 Dilir Khan with an Imperial army entered the kingdom,Later history of Deogarh. and imposed a contribution of 15 lakhs on the Rajah, while raising the annual tribute to two lakhs. He had realised about half the current year's tribute, when he was sent to succeed Jai Singh as subahdar of the Deccan,—an officer being left in the Gond kingdom to collect the balance. Towards the close of the century, a new Rajah of
- ↑ Adab, 43a, 45a, 46a, 47a, Waris, 105b.
