History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c80.s3.3
History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c80.s3.3
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v5.c80.s3.3
Many of the Mughal mansabdars, goaded by poverty, began to plunder the innocent and loyal peasants to support themselves, and some went into shares with the Maratha raiders. Thoughtful people of Northern India serving in the Deccan now became so seriously alarmed about the future that they began to send away their wives and children for safety to their ancestral homes in Hindustan. [Dil. ii. 149b.]