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Page 172
... Aurang- zeb opted for a cavalry dash to Hyderabad . He himself lingered behind , apprehensive that Bijapur's army ( which had nervously assembled at the Deccan border ) might inter- vene . When Bijapur faltered , father followed son ...
... Aurang- zeb opted for a cavalry dash to Hyderabad . He himself lingered behind , apprehensive that Bijapur's army ( which had nervously assembled at the Deccan border ) might inter- vene . When Bijapur faltered , father followed son ...
Page 252
... Aurang- zeb ordered his elephant's legs chained , shouting , " O God ! O God ! In you is my trust ! I will sooner die on this spot than give way . It was the peak moment . Yet conflicting versions make it difficult to determine what now ...
... Aurang- zeb ordered his elephant's legs chained , shouting , " O God ! O God ! In you is my trust ! I will sooner die on this spot than give way . It was the peak moment . Yet conflicting versions make it difficult to determine what now ...
Page 537
... Aurang- zeb . A potpourri of dictation scraps , bits of verse , and Arabic texts which Aurangzeb intended to include in formal letters . Compiled in 1719 by his last and favorite secretary , Inayetul- lah Khan . KHAFI KHAN . Muntakhab ...
... Aurang- zeb . A potpourri of dictation scraps , bits of verse , and Arabic texts which Aurangzeb intended to include in formal letters . Compiled in 1719 by his last and favorite secretary , Inayetul- lah Khan . KHAFI KHAN . Muntakhab ...
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