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† V. A. Smith in his *Oxford History of India*, p. 425 footnote, is severe upon other scholars for their supposed error in placing this visit in 1663 instead of 1665 as stated by Bernier, while he is himself blissfully ignorant of the fact that Bernier was wrong in his date and this mistake was pointed out by his contemporary Manucci in such a standard work as the *Storia do Mogor* (ii. 66; also 72 for other blunders of Bernier.)