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... Mahabat Khan , he retreated first to Burhanpur and then to the Deccan kingdom of Golconda . No longer seriously threatened , Jahangir even broke camp at Ajmer and started again for Kashmir in November . Under orders to bring Shah Jahan ...
... Mahabat Khan , he retreated first to Burhanpur and then to the Deccan kingdom of Golconda . No longer seriously threatened , Jahangir even broke camp at Ajmer and started again for Kashmir in November . Under orders to bring Shah Jahan ...
Page 80
... Mahabat Khan detached two thousand men to guard a bridge of boats , then pro- ceeded into the royal camp where Jahangir remained with a handful of men . Eyewitness Mutamad Khan , a noble in charge of court ceremony and military ...
... Mahabat Khan detached two thousand men to guard a bridge of boats , then pro- ceeded into the royal camp where Jahangir remained with a handful of men . Eyewitness Mutamad Khan , a noble in charge of court ceremony and military ...
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... Mahabat Khan keep Hindu Rajputs at a distance to avoid friction ? The rest proved easy : during the review Mos- lems closed ranks and left Rajputs out in the cold . A disen- thralled emperor proceeded to safety . Mahabat Khan's " reign ...
... Mahabat Khan keep Hindu Rajputs at a distance to avoid friction ? The rest proved easy : during the review Mos- lems closed ranks and left Rajputs out in the cold . A disen- thralled emperor proceeded to safety . Mahabat Khan's " reign ...
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A Note on Dates and Names | 9 |
Day of Vengeance | 22 |
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