The victory did not fully quell resistance to Mughal authority in the Western Deccan; a year later, Maratha commander Shahji Bhonsle attempted a bid for power using a puppet ruler of the Nizam Shahi house.

Particularly, his objective was to recover Mughal territories lost to the Nizam Shahis of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the final years of Jahangir's reign.

In February 1630, he and his armies marched south in pursuit of Khan Jahan Lodi, a rebel Mughal commander who had defected to the Nizam Shahis.

[1][2][3] At this time, the Ahmadnagar Sultanate was tenuously ruled by its prime minister Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar, and power was nominally in the hands of Burhan Nizam Shah III.

Shah Jahan eventually acquiesced and withdrew to the north in 1632, partly due to the death of his wife Mumtaz Mahal a year prior.

Mahabat Khan himself arrived at the city on 1st March 1633, after securing supply lines for the Mughal forces, and the next morning took up residence in a house belonging to the Nizam Shahi king.

[5] Fath Khan moved the Nizam Shahi King Hussain Shah to Kalakot, a well-fortified section within the Daulatabad fort.

[5][8] Mughal forces were able to flood into the breach created by the mine and occupy Ambarkot, the outermost fortification of the citadel, after outnumbering defenders led by Khairat Khan.

[5][9] Following this victory, Randaula Khan and Shahji once again attempted to distract the Mughals and sneak in provisions to feed the fort's starving garrison.

[5] Adil Shahi forces and Shahji continued their attempts to disrupt Mughal communications, hoping to reduce pressure on Mahakot.

The Deccani side benefited with the arrival of reinforcements from Bijapur, and plans were drawn to lead assaults on Mahabat Khan, but these were also met with defeat.

[5][10] Confronted by the fall of Mahakot, the continuing failure to secure supplies for the fort garrison, general famine in the area, and the breakout of disease among troops, Fath Khan decided to surrender to the Mughal force.

He requested a week's time to evacuate the fort, which Mahabat Khan granted, even giving him supplies and a lump sum to facilitate his departure.

Mughal authority over Ahmadnagar was only fully consolidated after 1636, when Shah Jahan established treaties with the Bijapur and Golconda Sultanates that cut off Shahji's military support.