The Book of Akbar (Shaykh Ilāhdād Faiḍī Sirhindī) 7.3.6

7.3.6

On the 21st Safar news arrived of the capture of Ahmadnagar on the 18th. The fortress had long been defended by Chand Bai, the sister of Nizamu-l Mulk, and when formerly besieged, dissensions among the Imperial amirs averted its capture. Prince Daniyal, assisted by some of the great amirs, had now taken it by assault. The siege had now been carried on for nearly six months, and a constant fire had been kept up without effect. Khan-khanan thought that mining must be resorted to, and the other amirs coinciding with him, a mine was formed. It was charged with 180 mans of gunpowder, and was exploded on the 20th Shahryur, in the 45th year of the reign. A bastion was blown up with seventy or eighty gaz of the wall. Khan-khanan, Raja Jagannath, and the other amirs exerted themselves to incite their troops, and gave orders that the troops were to rush in and finish the work directly after the explosion. This order was duly executed; and a force under Yusuf Khan scaled the wall, by means of a mound, in another place. The assailants pressed on, and after a severe fight, in which 1000 of the besiegers fell, the fortress was captured. The grandson of Nizamu-l Mulk was taken prisoner, and carried to the Emperor. * *