History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s7.1

v5.c74.s7.1

The rock-fortress of Jinji from its almost central position dominates the vast Karnatak plain from Arcot southwards to Trichinopoly, and from the Eastern Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. It consists not of one fort, but of three fortified hillocks connected together by strong lines of circumvallation, and forming a rough triangle nearly three miles in circumference.