History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c73.s8.1

v5.c73.s8.1

On 2nd August 1694, the Court learnt that Santa and Dhana were out near fort Waru-garh (25 m. e. of Satara) and had detached some troops to invest Mahimangarh (10 m. s. of Warugarh), and closed the road. A Mughal column was now ordered there to clear the district. In the meantime, Bidar Bakht had been sent to the Kanarese district of Belgaon. The strong rock-fortress of Nargund (30 m. n. e. of Dharwar) was besieged by the prince's lieutenant Khan-i-Zaman Fath Jang (June 1694), who had constant fights with the enemy's field forces. A month later the Khan delivered an assault on it in person, but "no one followed him, and in disgust he abandoned the siege."* The prince sent Rajah Udwat Singh of Urchha to replace him. Evidently the fort afterwards came into Mughal hands,† as we find its name changed to Bahadur-nagar in a newsletter of November next.