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... Aurangzeb . " The royal father had from that moment begun to rebuff his own child , labeling Aurangzeb " the White Snake " in mockery of his fair com- plexion . Shah Jahan even considered filicide ; but , Manucci concluded ...
... Aurangzeb . " The royal father had from that moment begun to rebuff his own child , labeling Aurangzeb " the White Snake " in mockery of his fair com- plexion . Shah Jahan even considered filicide ; but , Manucci concluded ...
Page 226
... Aurangzeb and was immediately ar- rested as planned and imprisoned at Daulatabad fort , while his vast property , artillery , and army were all appropriated . For the Mogul court , Aurangzeb had a good political cover : suspicion that ...
... Aurangzeb and was immediately ar- rested as planned and imprisoned at Daulatabad fort , while his vast property , artillery , and army were all appropriated . For the Mogul court , Aurangzeb had a good political cover : suspicion that ...
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... Aurangzeb already had his eye on the temple and would one day ordain its destruc- tion ; but for now , thoughts of ... Aurangzeb's camp , with sol- diers talking in metaphors about their leader's scheme " the tiger big with young will ...
... Aurangzeb already had his eye on the temple and would one day ordain its destruc- tion ; but for now , thoughts of ... Aurangzeb's camp , with sol- diers talking in metaphors about their leader's scheme " the tiger big with young will ...
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Cockcrow in Rajputana | 20 |
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