[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) › 67.2.7 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 67.2.7 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 67.2.7 - **Language:** English ### [67.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.67.2.7) The troops in Bidur and Berar not having yet rested from the fatigues of a two-years' campaign, the King contented himself with calling, for the present, on Khan Mahomed, with the division from Dowlutabad; at the same time he sent his son, the Prince Mujahid Shah, with a fifth part of the plunder of Vellumputtun, to Sheikh Mahomed Siraj-ood-Deen, to be distributed among Syuds and holy men, asking their prayers for his success against the unbelievers. He also collected all the religious men of Koolburga; and accompanied by them, he proceeded to the grand mosque on a Friday, where he pronounced, with much devoutness, a form of invocation for the success of the army of Islam; and having fixed on a lucky instant for his march, he ordered his camp to be formed without the city. The Raja of Beejanuggur, meanwhile, in spite of the rainy season, and the inundation of the Krishna, arrived before the fortress of Moodkul, to which he laid siege. The garrison, consisting of six hundred men of approved valour, left nothing undone for the defence of the place; but the governor, a relation of Mullik Seif-ood-Deen Ghoory, having formerly disgusted the troops by his severity, disaffection arose amongst them, and the officers became careless of their duty; the fort, in consequence, fell into the hands of the enemy; who, with a rancorous cruelty, put men, women, and children to the sword, with the exception of one man only, who escaping, brought intelligence of the event to the King. - [Previous: 67.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.67.2.6) - [Next: 67.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.67.2.8) - [Up: 67.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.67.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.67.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.67.2.7) · Pramāṇa