History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c80.s3.12

v5.c80.s3.12

During the rainy season the Marathas recovered Kondana, thanks to the cowardice and negligence of the Mughal qiladar. Hamid-ud-din Khan was immediately afterwards detached to recover it, but he returned after merely riding round it. So, at the end of January 1706, Nusrat Jang was ordered to capture it. This he succeeded in doing in a month's time, by cutting off the grain supply of the garrison and forcing them to evacuate the fort with their bare lives. [M.A. 508-'12; Dil. ii. 155b.]