History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s3.1

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In the meantime Golkonda had fallen (7th Sep. 1687) and a Mughal penetration of the Karnatak plains was imminent. Even before the surrender of the Qutb Shahi king and citadel, Aurangzib had been sending out his officers to take possession of its provinces. In July Kondapilla, the second strongest fort in Telingana and the king's chief treasury and arsenal, had been gained by bribery, and several scattered parties of the Mughal army were robbing the country within three days' march of Masulipatam (Madras Diary, 29 July).