[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912) › v1.c19.83 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c19.83 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c19.83 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.83) All this time Aurangzib was intriguingly but in secret with the courtiers at the capital and the high officers in the provinces (especially Malwa). Some anecdotes have come down to us which prove that Aurangzib was regarded by the ministers and even by Shah Jahan himself, as the ablest of the princes. I find it impossibe to reject them entirely as prophecies made after the event. Of all the four sons of Shah Jahan he had the best reputation for capacity and experience; the known record of his actual performances was most varied and distinguished. Evidently all self-seeking nobles and officers recognised - [Previous: v1.c19.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.82) - [Next: v1.c19.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.84) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c19.83) · Pramāṇa