History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s2.t2.2

v5.c84.s2.t2.2

The path thus opened was never again closed, till at last in the middle of the 18th century Malwa passed into regular Maratha possession. In January 1703, as soon as the Emperor became involved in the siege of Kondana, "the Marathas crossed the Narmada again, and caused disturbances up to the environs of Ujjain. Some Afghans of that district also engaged in lawlessness. Nusrat Jang was sent to punish them. Some months later another band, after plundering the environs of Burhanpur, looted the city of Khargon, 52 miles north-west of it and a part of the subah of Malwa lying south of the Narmada. [*Dil.* ii. 144b, *Akh.* 11 Feb. 1703.]