The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c28.12
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c28.12
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The march through the dense forest and over the precipitous slopes of the Ghāts was intensely laborious and the climate was deadly. Malik-ut-Tujjār himself suffered from a severe attack of dysentery, and the army was entirely demoralised. Sirka treacherously informed the raja of Sangameshwar of its plight, and he, with 30,000 men well skilled in mountain warfare, fell upon it at night and slew seven or eight thousand men besides its leader.