[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Tārīkh-i Firishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta) › [History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs) › 116.3.6 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 116.3.6 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 116.3.6 - **Language:** English ### [116.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.116.3.6) This fort, situated on a hill, was surrounded by a thick wood : it was immediately invested by the Mahomedans, who had nearly reduced it, when Krishn Ray, hearing of the distress of the garrison, sent three hundred cavalry and one thousand infantry as a reinforcement. This party was directed to penetrate the woods, and to come suddenly upon the besiegers during the night ; while at the same time the besieged were recommended to make a simultaneous sally from the fort. The garrison continued thus to make several successful sallies, which prevented the place from falling so soon as was at first expected. At length, after a period of two months, the commandant, a relation of Krishn Ray, opened a negotiation to capitulate. On the following day the fort surrendered to the Mahomedan arms, and the garrison were permitted to proceed whithersoever they chose. The army proceeded from Pangul to Gunpoora, situated between that fort and Kovilconda. On the King's arrival he summoned the commandant to surrender, but the latter answered this message by the discharge of his artillery, followed by a sally from the hill which descended into the plain, and penetrated into the Mahomedan lines. This attack was repulsed, and the assailants sought safety within the walls of the fort. The siege of Gunpoora continued for two months; during which time the Mahomedans lost many valuable officers and soldiers, and the King nearly despaired of taking it. - [Previous: 116.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.116.3.5) - [Next: 116.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.116.3.7) - [Up: 116.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.116.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.116.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.116.3.6) · Pramāṇa