The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c18.86

v4.c18.86

In the glow of his victory Aurangzīb ordered the foundation of a new town called Fathābād,¹ and after a short rest marched to Gwalior, arriving there at the end of June in the height of the Indian hot season. Here he received news that Dārā had advanced from Āgra to meet him with a large army and was holding the fords of the Chambal river which lay between them. To a letter from his sister declaring that the emperor had quite recovered and that his revolt was impious, he recounted how Dārā had thwarted him and must be removed. The old jealousy between rival chiefs of the Bundelās led Champat Rāi, who had suffered at the hands of Dārā,¹ to lead a division of Aurangzīb's army to a little used ford far to the east of the main road which had escaped observation, and the main force also crossed by this, enduring great hardships from the roughness of the track and the intense heat.