Khan-i-Dauran with his division arrived before Udgir[1] on 19th June and at once took possession
of the village under the fort. Trenches were
opened on the s., the w., and the s. w., and mines
run from the western side. As the mines approached the wall, the garrison lost heart and
their leader, an Abyssinian named Siddi Miftah,
opened negotiations for surrender. But he
demanded too high a price, and the siege was
pressed on. A mine was fired and the outer
earth-work (technically called Shir Haji,) a
hundred yards in circuit, was blown down with
all its guns, ballista and other armaments. But
as the citadel was unharmed, no assault was delivered. At last on 28th September, after a defence
of more than three months, the fort capitulated;
Siddi Miftah was taken into Imperial service with
the title of Habsh Khan and the rank of a Commander of Three Thousand.[2]
Meantime Ausa had been invested and a detach-
- ↑ Udgir, 18°21 N. 77°10 E. (Indian Atlas, Sh. 56) 24 miles north of Bhalki. Ausa, 18°15 N. 76°33 E., five miles south of the Towraj river which flows into the Manjira (Ibid.).
- ↑ Abdul Hamid, I. B. 217-219, 248.
Daulatabad included the sarkars of Ahmadnagar, Patan, Bir, Jalnapur, Junnar, Sangamnir, and Fatihabad or Dharur (Ibid, 62.)
