History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c38.s2.34
History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c38.s2.34
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v3.c38.s2.34
The Emperor was very attentive to decorum of manners and took care not to violate any social convention. In the light of his general conduct, I cannot accept the story current at the time that when Dara's severed head was brought to him for inspection he struck it with his sword. Manucci (ii. 359) and the even more credulous English traveller J.