History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c31.5

v2.c31.5

was a close prisoner in his dungeons, Shuja had been defeated at Khajwah and Dara Shukoh at Ajmir, and both were in course of helpless flight. The coronation that followed these grand victories naturally combined all the pomp and splendour of an oriental enthronement with the solemnity and grandeur of a Roman triumph.