The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.7
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.7
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So, early in November, 1658, Shujāʻ had advanced from Patna with 25,000 cavalry and a good train of artillery, got easy possession of the forts on the way up to Allahābād, and arrived at Khajuhā (in the Fatehpur district), ninety-five miles west of Allahābād, on 9 January, 1659. Here he was held up by an imperial army under Aurangzīb’s eldest son, Muhammad Sultān.