[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912) › v5.c79.4 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c79.4 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c79.4 - **Language:** English ### [v5.c79.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v5.c79.4) Their gallantry in war and contempt for wounds and death were as conspicuous as their skill in making night-attacks and surprises,—which we might naturally expect from such expert cattle-stealers. Indeed, their repeated victories over the regular troops of the Mughal empire in Aurangzib's reign led contemporary Persian historians to call them \*Be-dar\* (fearless) by a play on their name. \[K. K. ii. 524; \*Dil.\* ii. 150b.\]\* - [Previous: v5.c79.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v5.c79.3) - [Next: v5.c79.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v5.c79.s1.1) - [Up: v5.c79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v5.c79) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v5.c79.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v5.c79.4) · Pramāṇa