A History of Agriculture in India v2.c85.s2.4

v2.c85.s2.4

In his last days Aurangzeb became ineffective. Khafi Khan mentions: ‘From reverence for the injunctions of the law he did not make use of punishment, and without punishment the administration of a country cannot be maintained. Dissensions had arisen among his nobles through rivalry. So every plan and project that he formed came to little good; and every enterprise which he undertook was long in execution, and failed of its object.’