The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.45
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.45
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The rainy season of 1563 was now approaching, and as Husain was inaccessible in his retreat in the Western Ghāts the allies returned to the siege of Ahmadnagar. Sadāshivarāya foolishly permitted his army to encamp in the dry bed of the river, and when the rains suddenly broke a flood carried away large numbers of his army. He was already weary of the campaign, and returned to his own country, while ‘Alī retired to Naldrug and rebuilt that fortress.