ISBN 978-0-8364-0343-5. ↑ Prasad 1974, p. 524: "[Aurangzeb] marched in the direction of Bijapur and on reaching Bidar laid siege to it. ↑ Prasad 1974, p. 525: "The Qiladar of the fort was Sidi Marjan ... who had under his command 1000 horse and 4,000 foot ... Several sorties took place in which the advantage lay alternately with the Bijapuris and the Mughals. But in the end the Mughals by their superiority in numbers carried the day.