History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c5.17

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† Abdul Hamid, I. B. 95, gives the Gond king's name as Bim (=Bhim) Narayan. The Imp. Gaz. xviii. 387, has Prem Narayan. Shah Jahan's message to Jhujhar ran thus: "As you have shed the blood of Bhim Narayan and his family and seized the country of Garha without my permission, it is best for you to present the country to my officers. But if you wish to be confirmed in that country you must give up your jagirs near your home, in exchange of it, and send to me 10 lakhs of rupees out of the cash taken from Bhim Narayan." This is the official account revised by Shah Jahan himself. Not a word is said here about making restitution to the murdered Rajah's son. Khafi Khan, who admittedly took his facts from this book, however, says, "Shah Jahan repeatedly wrote to Jhujhar to restore Bhim Narayan's property to his heirs, but in vain" (i. 507).