Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c8.s3.14

v1.c8.s3.14

flung down and kicked with their shoes. They constantly shouted, ‘Give us Rupees, give us Rupees, give us Rupees.’ Where they got no Rupee, they filled their victims’ nostrils with water or drowned them in tanks. Some were put to death by suffocation. Those who had money, gave it to the *Bargis*; those who had none had to give up their lives. It was only after crossing the Bhāgirathi that people found safety.”