A History of the Mahrattas v1.c13.52
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c13.52
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v1.c13.52
The assumption of the title of Raja, the privilege of coining, the numerous aggressions committed, or even the plunder of Surat, did not call forth the resentment of Aurungzebe so forcibly as robbing the holy pilgrims proceeding to Mecca; and the religious zeal which he professed demanded an exertion of his power to punish the author of outrages, as sacrilegious to his faith as insulting to his empire.