[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) › 172.8 # Storia do Mogor 172.8 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 172.8 - **Language:** English ### [172.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.8) He advanced as far as Ajmer, where he halted, and thence sent out fitting orders to his generals for fighting valiantly, and invading that kingdom with vigour. He also invaded it on his side, sparing neither time nor fatigues. When the Rana heard that Aurangzeb was advancing with a great army, he sent orders into the provinces situated beneath the mountains for all the inhabitants \[188\] to move into the hills and abandon their houses. In addition, the Rana ordered that the royal abodes should be left carpeted. Nor did he omit to send messages to Aurangzeb, begging him as a favour not to penetrate farther. But Aurangzeb, instead of moderating his ire and ambition on finding that the Rana dealt with him so courteously, even leaving his rooms with their carpets spread, assumed that this was done from fear. He did all the injury to the Rana that he could — sent out orders to knock down and make ruins of every temple, and to kill cows in them. As a farther aggravation, finding himself by chance in a palace where there were statues of the ancient Ranas, and of the reigning one with his wives and their ladies, he, out of contempt, ordered them all to be broken to pieces. But the Rana proved to him one day how easily he could destroy him, and yet how much he desired his friendship. - [Previous: 172.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.7) - [Next: 172.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.9) - [Up: 172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.172.8) · Pramāṇa