History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c32.s1.t1: A.—Court Annals.
History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c32.s1.t1
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1. *Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri*, ed. by Syed Ahmad (1863-64), the autobiography of the Emperor Jahangir (Elliot, vi. 251—283.) Translations of two different recensions of it have been published by Price and Anderson, and a faithful one of Syed Ahmad's edition by Rogers and Beveridge (for the O. T. Fund, New Series.) I have occasionally referred to Gladwin's *History of Hindostan*, Vol. I. (Calcutta, 1788), which gives an account of Jahangir's reign, faithfully based on "authentic Persian manuscripts." (Elliot, vi. 277.)
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2. *Padishahnamah* by Abdul Hamid Lahori, printed in the Bibliotheca Indica series, 2 vols. The first volume is divided into two parts, paged separately and indicated in my notes as I. A. and I. B. It covers the first twenty years of Shah Jahan's reign and was written to order on the model of Abul Fazl's *Akbarnamah*. (Elliot, vii. 3.) Quoted as 'Abd. Hamid' or *Pad*.
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3. *Padishahnamah* by Muhammad Waris, a continuation of Abdul Hamid's work. It covers the 3rd decade of Shah Jahan's reign. (Elliot, vii. 121.) I have used the Khuda Bakhsh MS. which once belonged to F. Gladwin, Major Fuller, Wm. Moorcroft, and Lewis DaCosta.
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4. *Aml-i-Salih* by Muhammad Salih Kambu, gives the history of the 31st year of Shah Jahan's reign and of the War of Succession. (Elliot, vii. 123.) The author was an adherent of Shah Jahan. He uses the State papers and writes in the exact style and method of the Court annalists in continuation of Waris's history. But with the illness of Shah Jahan he evidently lost access to the State papers and his narrative from this point onwards lacks fulness and accuracy, and is either meagre of detail or padded out with rhetorical commonplaces and moral reflections. In a disjointed manner it continues the narrative to the death of Shah Jahan. The same volume as No. 3 above.
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5. *Alamgirnamah* by Mirza Muhammad Kazim, (Bibliotheca Indica series), covers the first decade of Aurangzib's reign. Written to order and revised by the Emperor. Full of gross flattery and suppression of all incidents discreditable to Aurangzib. (Elliot, vii. 174.) Quoted as *A. N.*
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6. *Masir-i-Alamgiri* by Muhammad Saqi Mustaid Khan, (Bibliotheca Indica series), written after Aurangzib's death, but on the basis of the State papers. (Elliot, vii. 181.) It is very condensed, giving the history of 51 years in 541 pages, while a regular Court chronicle like the *Alamgirnamah* takes 1107 pages in treating of 10 years only. I suspect that some of the leaves of the MS. from which this edition has been printed had got out of their proper places, and certain incidents of one year have been recorded under another year. But I have not met with any good MS. of the work. Quoted as *M.A.*