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The Maharajah had chosen his position so badly that many of the imperialists standing on the uneven ground could not join in the fight, and many others could not charge by reason of their being cramped within a narrow space. Half the imperial Van, viz., the Mughal troops under Qasim Khan, rendered no aid to their Rajput comrades now struggling hard with Aurangzib’s Van ,they were suspected of collusion with the enemy or of antipathy to the Rajputs. The charge of Jaswant’s Vanguard was not followed up. Aurangzib’s troops, who had parted before the rushing tide, closed again behind them, and thus cut off their retreat. Jaswant, too, was not the Cool wise commander to keep watch on all the field and send reinforcements and the new development made his position untenable.{{sfn|Sarkar|1973|loc= ''Battle of Dharmat'' pp. | The Maharajah had chosen his position so badly that many of the imperialists standing on the uneven ground could not join in the fight, and many others could not charge by reason of their being cramped within a narrow space. Half the imperial Van, viz., the Mughal troops under Qasim Khan, rendered no aid to their Rajput comrades now struggling hard with Aurangzib’s Van ,they were suspected of collusion with the enemy or of antipathy to the Rajputs. The charge of Jaswant’s Vanguard was not followed up. Aurangzib’s troops, who had parted before the rushing tide, closed again behind them, and thus cut off their retreat. Jaswant, too, was not the Cool wise commander to keep watch on all the field and send reinforcements and the new development made his position untenable.{{sfn|Sarkar|1973|loc= ''Battle of Dharmat'' pp. | ||
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==Aftermath== | |||
The soldiers had been under arms for more than eight hours of a hot April day. Victor and vanquished alike were worn out by the strife. So, Aurangzib mercifully forbidden pursuit, saying that this sparing of human life was his offering ([[zakat]]) to [[Allah]] {{sfn|Sarkar|1973|loc=''Aurengzeb | |||
Thanks Allah for his victory'' pp. | |||
[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98676/page/n252/mode/1up?view=theater 230]}} | |||
The deserted camp of the imperialists close to the field, contained booty beyond imagination. Hither the victors flocked. The entire camp of Jaswant and Qasim Khan with all their artillery, tents, and elephants, as well as a vast amount of treasure, became the victorious princes spoil, while their soldiers looted the property equipment and baggage of the vanquished array. Long strings of camels and mules, laden with various articles, were seized as prize or pillaged by the common soldiers and camp followers. | |||
But the only question that remains is what advantage did [[Aurengzeb]] really got from his victory ?. As Historian [[Jadunath Sarkar]] says | |||
<Blockquote>''But far greater than all these material gains was the moral prestige secured by Aurangzib. Dharmat became the omen of his future success in the opinion of his followers and of the people at large throughout the empire. At one blow he had brought [[Dara Shikoh|Dara]] down from a position of immense superiority to one of equality with his own, or even lower. The hero of the Deccan wars and the victor of Dharmat faced the world not only without loss but with his military reputation rendered absolutely unrivalled in India.'' {{sfn|Sarkar|1973|loc=''Aurengzeb | |||
Thanks Allah for his victory'' pp. | |||
[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98676/page/n253/mode/1up?view=theater 231]}}</blockquote> | |||