History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c77.s3.14

v5.c77.s3.14

and he evacuated the fort (on 9th June) for a bribe. The old and neglected mosque built within it during the Bijapuri occupation was restored and used again for prayers, while the new temple of Shivaji's reign was demolished. "Thus was verified," as the pious official chronicler writes, "the Quranic verse, *Truth came and falsehood disappeared*." The fort was newly named Nauras-tara. (*M. A.* 428, Hamid-ud-din's *Ahkam* § 17.)