History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c69.s2.3

v4.c69.s2.3

Prince Azam had been sent with 40,000 veteran cavalry against Shambhuji on 25th January, 1688. He marched into the south-western corner of the Bijapur kingdom, captured the strong fort of Belgaum after a siege, and then returned to Court (at Bijapur) to encamp for the rainy season. (M.A. 308 and 315; Ishwardas, 127 b-130 b, gives a long account of the siege, wrongly calling the fort Banglur.) In other directions, too, "innumerable forts were captured by the imperialists" (M.A. 311.)