[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.c31.6 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c31.6 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c31.6 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.6) The essential element of a Muhammadan coronation is the act of the king's sitting on the throne; hence its Arabic name jalus or 'sitting.' No high-priest has to anoint the new sovereign's forehead with holy oil or sandal-paste, as among the ancient Jews and Hindus, nor place on his brows a diadem, as is the practice with Christians. The Muslim sovereign mounts the throne fully dressed, with a cloth turban bound round his head. Diamonds and jewels glitter on that turban; an aigrette (jigha) with nodding tassels of pearls adorns the front part of it; but no crown of the type familiar to Europe from ancient times is necessarily worn by him. The Persian sovereigns, however, put on a crown of this pattern, with a narrow base and wide indented top. - [Previous: v2.c31.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.5) - [Next: v2.c31.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.7) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v2.c31.6) · Pramāṇa