[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912) › v4.c68.s8.3 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c68.s8.3 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c68.s8.3 - **Language:** English ### [v4.c68.s8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c68.s8.3) But the force of the explosion was directed outwards; a vast mass of rock and earth from the glacis was hurled upon the Mughal ranks crowded below: "In a twinkle of the eye the flying splinters killed 1,100 imperialists, while the fort walls remained intact." A universal clamour rose from the Mughal army, the groans of the dying, the shrieks of the wounded, the wild cries of the terror-stricken, and the lamentation of the friends of the victims mingled in a dissonant tumult which "suggested the Day of Judgment." A cloud of smoke and dust covered the imperialists as with a pall. - [Previous: v4.c68.s8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c68.s8.2) - [Next: v4.c68.s8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c68.s8.4) - [Up: v4.c68.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c68.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c68.s8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v4.c68.s8.3) · Pramāṇa