Later Mughals v2.c15.s13.5

v2.c15.s13.5

The gathering storm burst on the head of the unhappy governor in October of that year. He had run three mines under the Mandu pass (ghat) and kept there 25,000 men ready to oppose the invaders coming from the south. The Mahrattas, learning of his preparations from the treacherous Nandalal, avoided the trap, and entered the province by another route, the Bhairo ghat. The mines, however, were fired, probably by accident, and many on the Mughal side, including Nandalal's kinsmen ('brothers, sons, and sardars') were blown up and perished.*