History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c64.s9.26

v4.c64.s9.26

In March 1683, all the Mughal divisions operating against Akbar were recalled to the Emperor's side. Ruhullah and Ranmast Khan evacuated Kalian on 23rd March, after burning and razing to the ground the fortifications they had built round the city. The retreat was opposed by a Maratha army under Rupaji Bhonslé, who attacked the Mughal rear at Titvala (seven miles n. e. of Kalian), killing many men and carrying off a large number of horses. [*Surat to Co. 10 Apr. 1683 in F.R. Surat 91; Portuguese Records, Vol. 1, pt. 2, Trans.*] The Jedhe chronicle tells us that Rupaji captured the Rajput chief Padam Singh (son of Rao Karn), but "in the stress of the battle slew him and many other high officers." [*Dil. i. 172-3 wrongly puts the event a year earlier.*]