Travels in India (Tavernier) 46: CHAPTER I Account of the last wars in Hindustan, in which the present condition of the Empire and of the Court of the Moguls are set forth.

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I write this history without any commentary, and without describing how I became aware that these things happened during the sojourn which I made in the country. I leave it to the reader, according to his pleasure, to make his own moral and political reflections. It is sufficient for me to give a faithful picture of the powerful Empire of the Moguls, in accordance with the sketch of it which I have taken on the spot, not wishing to increase this volume by any useless discussion.
This great and vast Empire, which constitutes the larger part of Hindustan, and extends from the mountains upon this side of the river Indus to