History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c62.s12.12

v4.c62.s12.12

He next invaded the Berad country whose capital was Sagar, then ruled over by Pam Nayak, one of the most powerful and loyal Hindu feudatories of Bijapur. Practising his usual brigandage all the way, Dilir Khan reached Gogi (20th Feb., 1680), the terror-stricken peasants having deserted their villages on his route before his arrival. Here he pitched his camp to conduct the siege of Sagar, which lay 8 miles south. Pam Nayak offered a ransom of 1½ lakhs of Rupees for his capital, but Dilir would accept nothing less than 15 lakhs. (B.S. 506-509.)