History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c82.s2.3

v5.c82.s2.3

A French MS. account of the Jats preserved in the India Office, London, (Orme MSS. vol. 216, no. 2, copy in vol. 15, no. 11), and ascribed to Father Francois Xavier Wendel, is the only source that mentions Ramchehra. Churaman is spoken of by Ishwardas (Fatuhat, 135 b) as a son of the brother of Rajaram, but all other authorities known to me are silent about his relationship with the latter. A Persian work used by W. Irvine names Bhajja as the father of Churaman (Later Mughals, i. 322). Life of Churaman (mostly after Aurangzib's death) in M. U. i. 540-548. The fullest history of the Jat wars in Aurangzib's later years is given by Ishwardas (131b-133a, 134a, 137b, 164b), with some confusion of persons and dates, which I have corrected from the authentic but meagre official history, Masir-i-Alamgiri.