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44 From the last named fort the line took a sharp turn due west to Ausa (a little above the 18th degree of North latitude), and then bent north- westwards by the northern limit of the Sholapur district, and the forts of Visapur, Parner and Junnar, till it struck the Western Ghats. At this part the Ghod river was the southern limit. Beyond Junnar, the boundary ran northwards along the Ghats, till it met the s. w. frontier of Khandesh at the angle where the Chandor hills branch off eastwards.

There were in all 64 forts, mostly perched on hills, in these four provinces, and the total revenue was five krores of rupees, with which Aurangzib was to meet all the charges of administration. All fief-holders in the Deccan received orders to wait on the prince with their fixed contingents of troops, as ten forts had yet to be conquered.

Shah Jahan had before his departure deputed

two generals, one to besiege Udgir and Ausa in the s. E., and the other to conquer Junnar in the west and crush Shahji.