[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.c25.30 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c25.30 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c25.30 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c25.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c25.30) In 1764 the English exacted a ransom of 4 lakhs from Benares as the price of not looting the city. (Broome, 485). - [Previous: v2.c25.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c25.29) - [Next: v2.c25.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c25.31) - [Up: v2.c25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c25) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c25.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c25.30) · Pramāṇa