The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c27.19

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Aurangzīb, born, 166–7; sent to court, 174; defeats Jujhār Singh in Bundelkhand, 195; married, 198; subdues Bāglān, 200; successful in Balkh but retires to Kābul, 204; fails to relieve Qandahār, 205, or to retake it, 206; interferes in Golconda, 207, 269–70; his operations against Bījāpur stopped by Shāh Jahān, 209; thwarted by Dārā, 210; intrigues with his brothers, 211; rebels and defeats imperial army near Dharmat, 212; and at Sāmogarh, 213; confines Shāh Jahān in Āgra fort, 214; imprisons Murād and assumes imperial title, 215, 222; his problems at succession, 222; pursues Dārā, 223; defeats Dārā at Deorāī, 227; master of Mughul India, celebrates second coronation, 228; his foreign relations and minor conquests, 229; forbids heretical practices, 230; his social and fiscal reforms, 231; his orthodoxy and treatment of Shāh Jahān, 232–3; his treatment of Afghāns, 237–8; crushes them, 239; his attitude to non-Muslims, 240–2; persecutes Sikhs, 245; subdues Mārwār, 247–8; his throne declared forfeit, 250; his first viceroyalty of Deccan, 267; his views on Shivājī, 279; moves to Deccan, 281; attacks Marāthās, 282; paramount in both north India and Deccan, 284; crushes Bījāpur, 285–6, and Golconda, 287–90; underrates Marāthā danger, 290; his barren conquest of forts, 296; takes Sātārā and Parli, 297; Khelnā (Vishālgarh), Sinhgarh etc., 298; his last illness and death, 299; his letters to his sons and last sorrows, 302; alarmed by Jāt menace, 305; orders stoppage of English trade, but makes peace, 308; his provinces and empire, 315–16; his revenue and army, 316; his character, scholarship, private life, robustness and narrow ideals, 317–18; effects of his bigotry, 374; his land revenue system, 468–72; 480; his buildings, 566–8