[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) › v2.c23.14 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c23.14 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c23.14 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c23.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c23.14) ∗ \*Ya takht, ya tabut\*, literally, 'Either the throne or a tomb' (\*Storia\*, i. 242, 'a proverb current among princes laying claim to a crown'.) Dara's exact words are given on p. 262 of \*Storia\*. - [Previous: v2.c23.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c23.13) - [Next: v2.c23.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c23.15) - [Up: v2.c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c23.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c23.14) · Pramāṇa