History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c74.s5.4

v5.c74.s5.4

The Regent, Prahlad Niraji, "threw Rajaram into a life of debauchery" [Martin] and kept "the young king constantly intoxicated by the habitual use of ganja and opium" [Wilkes, i. 133.] Then "seizing the reality of power, he caused the Brahmans who had enriched themselves under Harji to disgorge their money and goods by the stroke of confiscation." [Kaep.]