[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 172.3 # Storia do Mogor 172.3 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 172.3 - **Language:** English ### [172.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.3) But although these Hindus were very much afraid of the Moguls from what had happened in the invasion of Taimur-ilang, who with twelve thousand horsemen defeated the Rana at the head of one hundred thousand, of which I spoke at the beginning of the Second Book of the First Part of my History (I. 60), still, even this did not persuade the Rana to concede to Aurangzeb what he demanded. He replied to the following effect : As to the first request, it had never been the custom for the Rana to give his daughters in marriage to the Mogul kings. He could not break the ancient rule of his predecessors, nor was it right that he should be the first to do this injury to his family. As for the second request, he replied that it was entirely opposed to the privileges conceded by all the Mogul kings from Mir Shah up to the present reign. It would suffice for Aurangzeb to read the chronicles of the great and famous kings of his own family to ascertain the truth of what was now said. As to the third and fourth requests, the wisdom of His Majesty should be judge whether a king could admit such demands, they being directly contrary to a religion which had lasted for so many centuries in Hindustan. You might as well demand from the Rana his head and the destruction of his kingdom \[186\] as demand the things asked for by His Majesty. - [Previous: 172.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.2) - [Next: 172.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.4) - [Up: 172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.3) · Pramāṇa