[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.c7.85 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c7.85 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c7.85 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c7.85) A literal interpretation of a Persian phrase\* has given rise in some English histories to the myth that young Aurangzib turned hermit in a fit of religious devotion. The fact is that at this time he felt no religious call at all; his motive was political, not spiritual: he merely resigned his office, but did not actually take to a hermit's life. Under the Mughals, every officer, civil or military, had to hold a rank in the army and wear the sword as a part of his full dress. Hence, laying the sword aside from one's belt was a visible symbol of resignation. - [Previous: v1.c7.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c7.84) - [Next: v1.c7.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c7.86) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c7.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v1.c7.85) · Pramāṇa