History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c12.75

v1.c12.75

His excellent system, backed by his constant vigilance and personal supervision, led to the improvement of agriculture and increase of the revenue in a few years. In 1658 the accurate observer Bhimsen Burhanpuri saw not a single piece of waste land near Aurangabad; wheat and pulse sold at 2½ maunds a rupee, jawar and bajra at 3½ maunds, molasses at half a maund, and yellow oil (ghee?) at four seers.[*]