History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c76.s4.3

v5.c76.s4.3

At first the enterprise failed through Tarbiyat Khan's jealous opposition. But at the end of 1687, Matabar was placed by the Emperor in charge of the Nasik district, as thanadar, and on the 11th January following he sent a second and more successful expedition against Patta. A force composed of imperial troops and his own retainers scaled the walls of that fort by means of rope-ladders at midnight, 17th January, 1688. This was the first great Mughal success in that quarter. Patta is a large fort with many other enemy forts in its vicinity.