History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c76.s4.17

v5.c76.s4.17

While the plan for buying Mahuli was maturing, Matabar Khan was not inactive. At midnight, 17th July, in the midst of a severe storm of wind and rain, a party of 900 Kolis and Bhils, sent by him under Raghuji and Kakaji, silently scaled the fort of Prabal.* The Maratha garrison fought till dawn, and then laid down their arms. His next acquisitions were Karnala, Mukut-garh, Malang-garh, Chanderi, Khatuda, Manikgarh, Sankia and Dugad. With the fall of Mahuli all North Konkan, from the Koli country southwards to the latitude of Bombay, passed into the possession of the imperialists, while the capture of Raigarh (October 1689) was followed by the Mughal occupation of much of South Konkan including the ports of Chaul and Rajapur.