History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c3.18

v1.c3.18

We have a cloud of witnesses,—both professed histories and collections of letters,—for the beginning and the end of Aurangzib’s reign; but the intervening period of nearly thirty years (1667–1696) is comparatively dark. I, however, believe that many other historical letters of these decades can still be discovered in India, especially in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, if my educated countrymen interest themselves in the quest and make it a point to examine the Persian MSS. in private possession with knowledge and care.