History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c76.s4.5

v5.c76.s4.5

Matabar next turned against Kulang (9 miles s. e. of Igatpuri railway station), where Shivaji had built lofty palaces for himself, and against the smaller forts in that neighbourhood, such as Bābhar, Tabāka and Ratangarh (9 miles s. of Kulang.) But "Kulang is loftier than Daulatabad fort by some 450 yards, and steeper in its scarped sides, so that it cannot be captured by blockade or escalade." The Mughal general, therefore, found out through his spies that the wives and children of the Kulang garrison were living in concealment in the skirts of the hill crowned by Prabal* fort in Konkan. A detachment of 1,000 infantry captured them by a night attack with heavy slaughter on both sides. Another detachment surprised some of the smaller forts. Then the garrison of Kulang capitulated and also gave up the forts dependent on it. Undha Kāwani, Harish (4 miles s. of Trimbak), Tringalvadi† (12 miles s. of Nasik), Madangarh, and Murdant were next besieged and taken.