History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c77.s6.1

v5.c77.s6.1

Panhala was the next point of attack. An advanced force under Bidar Bakht had been sent to that region in the autumn of 1700; the prince lay encamped at the foot of the fort, while his lieutenant Nusrat Jang besieged its western (or Konkani) gate. [Dil. 134b.] The Emperor himself arrived there on 9th March 1701 and formed a complete circle of investment, fourteen miles in length, round Panhala and its sister fort of Pavangarh. A mobile force under Nusrat Jang was sent out to "chastise the robbers wherever they should raise their heads."