History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c80.s3.11

v5.c80.s3.11

Immediately after the capture of Wagingera (27th April, 1705), the Emperor removed his camp to Devapur, a quiet green village near the Krishna, eight miles south of the fort. Here his soldiers and followers gained unwonted comfort and repose. [M.A. 507.] The district, so long ravaged by war, was settled again; lawless oppressors were put down by a strong roving column under Chin Qalich Khan; the peasantry were reassured and induced to return to their homes and engage in tilling again. The walls of Wagingera were repaired and strengthened, and a new gate* and mosque added to it by the Emperor's eunuch Khwajah Masaud. The tributes collected from the refractory chiefs of the surrounding country reached the Treasury.