History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c64.s10.33

v4.c64.s10.33

∗ Phonda, 10 miles s s e. of Goa town and now included in Portuguese territory. It must not be confounded with another Phonda in the extreme south of the Ratnagiri district. The Viceroy took ship at S. Lorenzo, 5½ m. due south of Goa and disembarked at Durbata on the right bank of the Rachol river, 6 m. s e. of S. Lorenzo and 3 m. s w. of Phonda. (Ind. At 41 S.W) Manucci (ii. 263) tells the story that a spy of Shambhuji lured the Viceroy into attacking Phonda by falsely informing him that the fort contained a vast treasure!