354 HISTORY OF AURANGZIB. [CHAP. XIV.
more ominous, Aurangzib relaxed and finally
abandoned all his claims on After three mon- r>-- j^-j^ ir- j
ths Mir Jumla re- ^ijapur and tried to make friends
turns without sue- with Adil Shah in a fashion
cess to Auranga- • ^ ^i i i
jj^j^ amusing to those who know not
the crooked ways of diplomacy. As early as the end of October he had instructed Mir Jumla to terminate the affair of Bijapur by giving up all claims to Parenda and tribute, and remaining content with Adil Shah's promises and oaths to maintain peace on the withdrawal of the Mughal army. But evidently Mir Jumla still hoped to get the cessions, and so he did not then adopt the policy here recommended. He spent three months in the Bir district, w^ithin easy reach of Parenda, in the vain hope of inducing the Bijapuris to keep their promises. At last even he was undeceived ; he confessed that there was no good in staying there any longer. His return to Aurangabad was hastened by a pe- remptory order of recall received from Shah Jahan about 22nd December. Leaving Bir about the 27th of the month, he reached Aurangabad about the first of January, 1658.*
- Adab, 202b, 94&.
