History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c77.s7.7

v5.c77.s7.7

The day after the fall of Panhala, Aurangzib began his return from it (29th May, 1701), wishing to encamp in the safer and more fertile region of Khatau (25 miles east of Satara and on the left bank of the Yerla river). Quick as the departure was, it had not been made soon enough. A cyclone passed over the camp "blowing away tents and sheds like paper. Kings and beggars had to sit down in the sun. Veiled ladies became exposed to the public gaze." [K. K. 490 ; Akh. has 17 May 1703.]