and fainter, how he tried diverse means to get the promised territory and money, how he
conceded to Bijapur one by one the hard terms
wrung out of it by the treaty,-till at last, in
despair of getting anything from Bijapur, he
gave up all thought of the South, and turned his
undivided attention and resources to the pursuit
of his schemes in Northern India.
Compelled to give up for the present the idea of further conquests from Bijapur, Aurangzib, on 28thMir Jumla sent to get Parenda Fort. September, sent Mir Jumla towards Parenda to take delivery of the Fort in terms of the treaty. Qazi Nizama, who accompanied the Mir, was soon afterwards deputed to Bijapur to realise the promised indemnity. But before the Mir's departure, Aurangzib had held long and secret consultations with him and taken his advice on every possible contingency in anticipation. Even after Mir Jumla had gone towards Parenda, Aurangzib wrote to him almost every day, and important oral messages were delivered and consultations held with him by means of confidential officers like Shaikh Mir and Abul Fath, who made repeated trips between the Prince and the minister. Not a step was taken without first seeking Mir Jumla's advice. "I
