The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.142
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.142
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Malik 'Ambar had now established Khirkī (called later Aurangābād) as the capital of the Nizām Shāh's kingdom. To ensure his safety he carried Murtazā into the strong fortress of Daulatābād, only ten miles distant. Shāh Jahān marched to Khirkī and "so devastated a city which had taken twenty years in the building that it was doubtful whether another twenty years would suffice to restore it to its pristine splendour".