History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v1.c7.88

v1.c7.88

∗ "Turning recluse" (manzavi ikhtiar kardan) is a phrase commonly used in the Persian histories of India to mean the laying down of (military) rank, office, and uniform in such a manner as not to imply a defiance of the Emperor's wishes. We often read how an officer under Imperial displeasure who had "turned hermit" in this sense, was afterwards reinstated in his rank and office on recovering his master's grace.