History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s5.t1.12

v5.c84.s5.t1.12

Quarrels between individual members of the rival sects quickly passed into mass conflicts; the Sunni mob of the capital, roused by the qazi's harangues, plundered and burnt the Shia quarter, in defiance of the governor's authority, and massacred every Shia whom they could catch. Sometimes there were pitched battles in the streets between the armed rioters and the governor's troops. Even the viceroy's residence was not safe from the Sunni mob and soldiery, if he was suspected of harbouring any Shia whom they wanted to lynch.