History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c37.s4.2

v3.c37.s4.2

She was highly educated by Persian tutoresses in the harem, mastered Arabic theology, and wrote a volume of odes and quatrains under the pen-name of *Makhfi* or the Concealed One. A scandal, originating in the imagination of some Urdu writers of the 19th century, has imputed to her an illicit love for Aqil Khan, a noble of her father's Court. But the story* as fully developed by these writers is inconsistent with the facts of recorded history in all vital points.