Storia do Mogor 60.1.6

60.1.6

In the fourth place we come to the war he (Akbar) waged against the Rana, a Hindu king whose lands were twelve days' journey distant from Dihli. The first thing he (Akbar) did was to surround the fortress called Chitor, the which I have seen many a time. This fortress was on a hill of no very great height, but its sides are quite smooth like walls ; it lies in the midst of a wide, open plain. This plain is a league and a half long and half a league wide. At the foot [of the hill] is a stream called Nag — that is to say, ' Snake.' In this fortress are fine springs of sweet water, and during a time of siege supplies are collected enough to support the people in it ; it cannot be taken by force of arms, as will be seen from this my narrative.