History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c81.s4.8

v5.c81.s4.8

The united Rathors and Hadas, having slaughtered or driven away most of the Mughal outposts in Marwar, made a daring raid into the imperial dominions in the north. With a vast force of horsemen, Durgadas and Durjan Sal plundered Mohan, Rohtak, and Rewari, collecting a rich booty, and even menaced the capital Delhi. But hearing that a force of 4000 regular cavalry had been sent out against them from that city and had arrived within 20 miles of them, they declined an encounter, swerved away towards Sarhind, and finally returned to Marwar. Meantime, Inayet Khan, the faujdar of Jodhpur, had issued with his own troops to chase them. Durjan Sal evaded him and marched to Mandal, intending to sack it. "A party of banjaras (travelling grain dealers) had dismounted in the vicinity. They attacked him and a battle with bows and muskets began. Just then Dindar Khan, the faujdar of Mandal, and Raghunath Singh, the agent of Anurudh Hada, arrived there and joined in the battle. Durjan Sal was killed by a bullet in the front rank of the fight." [Ishwardas, 121a, 122b-123a.] Tod, however, adds that the Rathors succeeded in massacring the garrisons of Malpura, Pur and Mandal and in imposing a contribution on those parts.