Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s10.26

v2.c27.s10.26

The Maratha generals then assembled in Sadullah Khan’s house and laid a regular siege to the fort, digging trenches before the gates and mounting guns. The city nominally passed into Imād’s control, while the Marathas encamped in the suburbs. Ibrāhim Khan Gārdi planted three guns on the river bank below the fort and bombarded the palace from the east side, which was lined with beautiful edifices like the curvilinear roofed mansions (bangla) of the Asad-burj, the Octagonal Tower, and the harem chambers. “Large breaches were made in the Diwān-i-khās, the Rangmahal, the Moti-mahal, and the Shāhburj, but the strength of the fort-walls was not impaired in any way.” For some days this exchange of fire continued. On the 29th of July, the Bhāu himself arrived from Mathurā and encamped near Kālkādevi, i.e., the Qutb Minār village;