Later Mughals v1.c10.s18.10

v1.c10.s18.10

Importance of the subject.—The history of Aurangzib is practically the history of India for sixty years. In this reign, the Mughal empire attained to its greatest extent and then began to decline rapidly, and the first glow of a new dawn was distinctly seen in our political sky. Hence Aurangzib's reign is an object of supreme interest to the student of political philosophy no less than to the student of Indian history. For several portions of the reign, the author has been able to secure the very raw materials of history, viz., the letters of the leading historical personages of the time and the daily bulletins of Aurangzib's Court.