The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.166
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.166
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Mahābat Khān carried the outer defences of Daulatābād one by one until he reached Bālākot, the upper citadel, which was impregnable by assault and impervious to such artillery as then existed. Famine had, however, done its work, and on 28 June, 1633, Fath Khān, who had succeeded in obtaining most generous terms, led Husain Nizām Shāh III out, and the imperial troops occupied the citadel.