History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c45.s7.27

v3.c45.s7.27

∗ *Anecdotes of Aurangzib*, §72. The authorities quoted in this and the previous paragraph seem to contradict Ishwardas, who says (111b) that the Emperor excused the *jaziya*, *sair* and other cesses at Haidarabad for one year after its conquest, because the governor had reported that the inhabitants could not pay the tax on account of their poverty, and that if the tax were levied the place would be depopulated. The relief, if given, was temporary and intended to make the place recover from the ravages of war and famine.