History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c29.86

v2.c29.86

∗ *Alamgirnamah*, 519—525; Masum, 131*a*—133*b*. Aqil Khan (99—103) tells a story which cannot be reconciled with the other two histories. He says that Mir Jumla surrounded Shuja in the village of Gheria and could have captured him if he had boldly made a night-attack. In the morning Shuja escaped. This passage is incomprehensible to me; it does not look like an invention, but bears the stamp of an eye-