History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c76.s2.5

v5.c76.s2.5

Nasik and Puna were in his hands. From Junnar his general Hassan Ali Khan descended into the Thana district by the Nanaghat pass, early in January 1682 and entered the city of Kalian, the seat of the governor, towards the end of that month. His army was reported to be 20,000 horse and 15,000 foot, and his progress was marked by the burning of all Maratha villages on the way, together with some eight or nine villages in Portuguese territory by mistake. This sudden incursion of the Mughals diverted Shambhuji from the siege of Janjira and he fled to his strong hills (February). Kalian itself was occupied by Ranmast Khan, the lieutenant of the Mughal general. But in May next, Hassan Ali withdrew from the province, to save his horses from the heavy rainfall of the west coast, and Konkan had no Mughal force left in it.