History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c32.s1.t7: G.—Court Bulletins.

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29. *Akhbarat-i-Darbar-i-Muala*, R. A. S. MS. It consists of small slips of brown paper, each briefly recording one day's occurrences at Court, *viz.*, the movements and doings of the Emperor, the time of holding Court, the appointments made, the persons presented or given congee, the presents offered to the Emperor and the gifts bestowed by him, summaries of the despatches received and the orders passed on them, &c. Such records have been preserved for the following years only of Aurangzib’s reign : 3, 4, 8—15, 17, 20—22 (the number of slips ranging from 1 to 61), 36—40, and 42—49. Of these only 6 years, (38, 43—48), have records for more than 200 days each, the year 39 has 101 slips, and the other years less than 71. There are also bulletins of Md. Azam Shah’s viceroyalty (years 46—49 of Aurangzib’s reign, 271 slips,) and of the 2nd year of Bahadur Shah I’s reign, (4 slips).