History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s5.t1.20

v5.c84.s5.t1.20

Muzaffar Khan and his brother Abu Nasar Khan (1690—1697), both sons of Shaista Khan, enriched themselves by levying illegal cesses, in addition to realising their legitimate fees with the utmost rigour. A story is told that when a copy of the Quran was included among the assets of a certain disputed property, they, after decreeing the shares of the estate to the different heirs, tore up the sacred volume and took one-fourth of its leaves as the magistrate's lawful fee!