August 2024

Muhammad Amin Khan wanted to go to govern Kabul and encounter the turbulent Afghans. On Sunday the 21st April 1672 (3rd Muharram), thought he had got the news that the Afghans had blocked the pass of Khyber before the day on which he had planned to cross it, he proceeded on without paying heed to […]

Bakhtawar Khan issued orders to the Diwani officers that they should report to the Emperor (Aurangzeb) the income and expenditure at the end of the year and should bring it to the gusalakhana every Wednesday the the registers of Diwans  of the tankhawa and Crown land departments. Inayat Khan reported that since the reign of

Second coronation, May 1659. #Aurungzeb The first coronation had been greatly contained on account of the expedition into the Punjab, the reading of the Khutba, the stamping of the coins, and the proclamation of the Empror’s title had been postponed. Now that the work of conquest had been completed, he ordered his officers to make

On Saturday, the 2nd, July 21st Shawwal (1659), news came to the court of the capture of Dara Shukoh and his Son Siphir Shukoh. [27] At this time Bhadur Khan brought Dara Shukoh to the exalted court. As it was necessary for various reasons to remove the dust of his life from the plain of

During (January 1650) the month of Ramzan abounding in miracles, the emperor (Aurangzeb) the promoter of justice and destroyer of oppression, as zephyr  of garden of victory and reviver of the faith of Prophet orders for demolition of Temple situated in Mathura famous as Dera of Kesho Rai. In short time and by the great