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Page 165
... already beheaded a district Brahman tax collector for uttering " im- proper words with reference to the Prophet , " and the victim's Hindu brothers now sought justice from the imperial capital . Aurangzeb sent an explanation to Prime ...
... already beheaded a district Brahman tax collector for uttering " im- proper words with reference to the Prophet , " and the victim's Hindu brothers now sought justice from the imperial capital . Aurangzeb sent an explanation to Prime ...
Page 350
... already become unbearable and clouds of choking dust rose along the desert route — if it could be called a route at all . Wild bands of Koli tribesmen ( who lived openly by robbery ) now began to hound the party day and night ...
... already become unbearable and clouds of choking dust rose along the desert route — if it could be called a route at all . Wild bands of Koli tribesmen ( who lived openly by robbery ) now began to hound the party day and night ...
Page 358
... already been taken prisoner on June 9 , and Jai Singh was obliged to escort him to Delhi . There could hardly be a more savage enclave than Balu- chistan , conquered late by Akbar and only nominally a part of the Mogul Empire ...
... already been taken prisoner on June 9 , and Jai Singh was obliged to escort him to Delhi . There could hardly be a more savage enclave than Balu- chistan , conquered late by Akbar and only nominally a part of the Mogul Empire ...
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A Note on Dates and Names | 9 |
Day of Vengeance | 22 |
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