History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c45.s10.5
History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c45.s10.5
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v3.c45.s10.5
A very grand fair of this kind used to be held at a tank in the village of Malwa up to the 14th century; but Firuz Shah Tughlaq put it down with bloodshed. Aurangzib revived the same policy and in 1668 forbade such fairs throughout his dominions. (Elliot, iii. 380. K. K. ii. 212.) The coincidence was ominous: the Tughlaq empire perished only one generation after Firuz.