History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c64.s8.1

v4.c64.s8.1

In his obscure village refuge Prince Akbar kept up the pageant of an Emperor as far as his reduced means allowed. He held public Court (darbar-i-am) without subjects, maintained a Chancellor of the Exchequer (diwan) without any revenue, and wrote letters in the imperial style dated in the years of his reign! Mercenary horsemen were constantly joining him, and by the month of August he had collected about 2,000 cavalry in his pay.