History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c38.s4.16

v3.c38.s4.16

Some years afterwards another execution for religion is recorded. On 3rd November, 1672 a Shia named Muhammad Tahir, an officer of long standing, then acting as *diwan* of Hasan Ali Khan, was beheaded, because he had cursed the first three Khalifs, and the Censor had demanded his death in accordance with Canon Law. [*M.A.* 120.]