History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c83.s8.46

v5.c83.s8.46

"Finally, the English French and Dutch agreed to act in concert to suppress piracy and signed bonds by which they jointly engaged to make good all future losses. . ." On receiving the agreement, Aurangzib reversed his embargo on European trade in the Mughal dominions, and he wrote to the Surat governor to settle the matter in his own way. In the terms of this agreement, "the Dutch convoyed the Mecca pilgrims and patrolled the entrance to the Red Sea, besides paying Rs. 70,000 to the governor of Surat, the English paid Rs. 30,000 and patrolled the South Indian seas, while the French made a similar payment and policed the Persian Gulf." [Madras Diary, 25 Apr. 1699 ; Wright, 232—239 ; Anderson 311 ; Biddulph, 51-53.]