History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c29.12

v2.c29.12

During the period of Afghan rule, a wall and moat had been run in front of Mungir, from the hill to the river-bank, for the defence of the town. Last year, when opposing Sulaiman Shukoh, Shuja had repaired these old defences, raised bastions every 30 yards along the wall, and connected the ditch with the stream. Guns were now landed from his boats and mounted on the walls, the trenches were regularly manned by his soldiers, and Rajah Bahroz, the *zamindar* of Khargpur, undertook to guard the southern hills, through which ran a difficult path to Rajmahal.*