Later Mughals v1.c4.s3.3
Later Mughals v1.c4.s3.3
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v1.c4.s3.3
The editor's work is a marvel of industry and accurate scholarship. It seems incredible that one man could have done it all, and a reviewer has well remarked, "The notes appear to have been written by a syndicate of scholars instead of by one man only." Mr. Irvine's notes and appendices are often of more value than Manucci's text, as they contain the fullest and most accurate information available in any European tongue, about the details of the reigns of Shah Jahan, Aurangzib and Shah Alam, with exact dates and references to authorities.