Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s10.21

v2.c27.s10.21

At the end of June, while the new Maratha army under the Bhāu arrived near Agra, the unusually early flood of the Jamunā cut Delhi off from the Doāb. Yaqub Ali Khan, therefore, turned to the defence of his city. The Delhi Gate of the palace-fort was kept closed ; as for the city wall, the two leaves of the Lahor Gate having been burnt before, he replaced them with the large wooden front-entrance of the Sarāi of Mihrbān Aghā (9th July), in order to meet any Maratha attack. [ DC. ]