History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c65.s2.12

v4.c65.s2.12

True, there had been another collision between the Mughals who were setting up outposts near Turgal and the Bijapuri troops who opposed it (January), but the war was precipitated at the end of March, when the Mughal army arrived within sight of Bijapur. On 28th March, Khwajah Abdur Rahim, the Mughal envoy, was attacked by the Adil-Shahi troops and the imperialists hastened to his aid. Next day the fort was reconnoitred from the side of Daulatpur (or Khawaspur) and Raz Muhammad’s tomb, and on 1st April 1685 the first trenches were opened and the siege of Bijapur began.* (B.S. 533-534.)