History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c73.s4.6

v5.c73.s4.6

The Emperor, on hearing of the disaster, immediately sent Firuz Jang with a large army to invest Satara and secure the release of Rustam. Siddi Abdul Qadir, when going from his fief of Lakhisar to join this force, was attacked by Rupa Bhonslé and wounded, fifty of his troops being killed and all his property looted by the enemy. [Ishwar, 142b.] These two strokes were followed up by Ramchandra and Shankaraji recovering the great forts of Pratapgarh, Rohira, Rajgarh and Torna, in the course of the same year (1690). [Z.S ; Chit. 53.] The Mughals, after their capture of Rajgarh (about July 1689) had placed it in charge of Abul Khair (son of Abdul Aziz, one of the slaves of the family of Bairam Khan), who had long been qiladar of Junnar. When the Marathas made a demonstration round it, Abul Khair lost heart and vacating the fort fled towards the Emperor's camp. For this desertion of duty he was banished to Mecca. [K. K. ii. 392.]*