‘ABD-AL-HAMID LAHORI’S Badshahnama quoted, 121, 123.
‘ABDALLAH, King of Golkonda, 147–149
‘ABD-AL-RAZZAK, 185–187.
ABU-L-FAZL, 9, 121.
ABU-L-HASAN, King of Golkonda, 176–187.
‘ADIL SHAH, dynasty of Bijapur, 144, 151, 156, 180: see Bijapur.
ADMINISTRATION, 15, 82, 106 ff.
AFGHANISTAN, 31–33, 170, 196.
AFZAL KHAN, 157.
AGRA, 14, 89, 95, 96, 116, 196.
AHMADABAD, 38, 56.
AHMADNAGAR, 144, 145, 146, 202.
AJMIR, 56, 140.
AKASDIAH, 134
AKBAR, his empire, 7: statesmanship, 7, 8: conciliation of Hindus, 8: taxation, 8, 122, 123: religion, 8, 9: toleration, 10: life-peerages, II: rebellion of his son, 17: views on art, 94, 95: portrait, 95: conquests in the Deccan, 144, 145
AKBAR, Prince, 86, 140, 141, 200.
Ali MARDAN, 15, 30-32.
ALLAHABAD, 58.
AMBER, 139.
AMIR. See OMRAH.
AM-KHAS (Hall of Audience), 91, 96-204, 164.
ARAKAN, 58, 115-117.
ARISTOCRACY, II, 91, 97-99: see MANSABDAR, OMRAH.
ARMS, Mughal and Rajput, 46.
ARMY, 44, 108-112, 191.
ART, 10, 13, 93-96.
ARTILLERY, 32, 33, 46, III, 131.
ASAF KHAN, 13, 15, 51, 96.
ASCETICISM, 28, 29, 87.
ASIRGARH, 144.
ASSAM CAMPAIGN, 115.
ASTRAKHAN dynasty,- 30.
ASTROLOGERS, 92.
AUDIENCE, Hall of, 91, 96-104, 164.
AURANGABAD, 149, 160.
AURANGZIB, 8, 22: birth, 26: hostage, 26: childhood and education, 27: governor of the Deccan, 27: puritanism, 27: becomes a fakir, 28: returns to public life, 29: commands at Balkh, 30: retreat, 31: sieges of Kandahar, 31, 32: generalship, 33: courage, 33, 71-74: again governor of the Deccan, 35: policy in the war of succession, 38, 39: joins Murad-Bakhsh, 40: victory at Dharmatpur, 41, 43: defeats Dara at Samugarh, 45-50: fruits of victory, 5: captivity of Shah-Jahan, 52, 53 Agra occupied, 54: pursuit and execution of Dara, 55-58: defeat of Shuja, 58: extinction of all rivals, 58, 59: coronation of Aurangzib, 59: assumes title ‘Alamgir, 60: character, 60-87: comparison with Cromwell, 60, 64: necessity of fratricide, 6163: puritanism, 64: asceticism, 65: a strict Muslim, 66: Ovington’s testimony, 66: character drawn by a Muhammadan historian, 66-68: and by European travellers, 68, 69: consistency, 70: standard of kingly duty and education, 75–80: carried into practice, 80: justice, 80, 81: benevolence, 81: remission of taxes, 81: mild government, 82: consequent local oppression, 82: suspicious nature, 83: system of provincial reporters, 84: distrust of officials and princes, 85, 86: austerity, 86, 87: essentially a puritan, 87: his court, 88, 89: state receptions, 98 ff.: weighing, 100: abhorrence of music and dancing, 101, 102: reviews, 103: visit to mosque, 204: government, 106: standing army, 108–112: civil administration, 112–115: revenue, 119 ff.: journey to Kashmir, 130-134: persecution of Hindus, 135: the Satnami revolt, 236, 137: suppression of official chronicles, 137: re-imposition of the jizya or poll-tax on infidels, 138, 139: interference with Rajputs, 139 war in Rajputana, 139-142: treason of Prince Akbar, 140, 141: effects of intolerance, 141, 142: early government in the Deccan, 145, 146: second Deccan government, 146-151: war with Golkonda, 147-149: conquest of Bidar and Kulbarga, 151: policy towards Sivaji, 156, 160-166: Aurangzib personally assumes command in the Deccan, 170: attack on Marathas, 171: collection of jizya, 174,175; proclamations against Hindus, 175: plan of war in Deccan, 175: attack on Golkonda, and treaty, 277-180: conquest of Bijapur, 180, 181: advance on Golkonda, 181, 282: siege, 183- ,86: fall of Golkonda, 186: treatment of the King and his general, 186, 187: effect of these successes on the Marathas, 188, 189: Aurangzib’s army and camp, 190-192: guerrilla warfare, 193-195: Aurangzib’s heroism and endurance as an octogenarian, 195, 196: Careri’s description of the Emperor in 1695, 597, 198: loneliness, 198: suspicious jealousy of his sons, 199, 200: favourite wife and child, 200-201: treatment of his officers, 201, 202; failure of the war with the Marathas, 202: retreat to Ahmadnagar, 202: dread of death, 203: letters to his sons, 203, 204: death of Aurangzib, 204: failure of his career, 204: heroism of his character, 205: ruin of his empire under his successors, 205, 206.
AUREOLE in Mughal portraits, 96.
A’ZAM, Prince, 86, 140, 171, 178, 180, 186, 299, 200, 203.
BABAR, 19, 25, 30.
BADAKHSHAN, 30.
BADSHAHNAMA. See ‘ABD-AL-HAMID.
BAGLANA, 146.
BAHADUR KHAN, 46.
BAIRAMPUR, 191. 193, 195.
BAKHTAWAR KHAN, quoted, 221.
BALKH, 30, 71.
BALL, Dr. V., 150 n.: see TAVERNIER.
BANG, 49
BAROCH, 166.
BATTLE, order of, 46.
BAZAR AT DELHI, 92: In the Seraglio, 100.
BENARES, 40, 58, 135.
BERAR, 145, 146, 165.
BERNIER’S Travels (ed. Constable, 1891) quoted, 17, 22, 24, 37, 38, 56, 57, 63, 72, 73, 75-80, 88, 90-105, 120-123, 130, 132, 1640 274
BETEL, 91.
BHAGNAGAR (Haidarabad), 248, 176-181.
flood of, 195.
BIDAR. 151.
BIJAPUR (Vijayapura), 14, 35, 244, 145, 246, 151, 154, 155-159, 165, 167, 169, 172, 175, 176, 180, 181, 186.
BRAHMANS, 23.
BRITISH MUSEUM, Catalogue of Indian Coins, quoted, 11 n.
BULAKI (Diwar Bakhsh), 14.
BUNDELA OFFICER, quoted, 195.
BURHANPUR, 41, 125, 144, 145, 170, 172, 174.
BUZEE, Father, 23, 92.
CALCUTTA, foundation of, 117.
CAMEL CORPS, 46, 47.
CAMP, 134, 191, 192.
CAMP-FOLLOWERS, 112, 191, 192.
CARERI, Dr. Gemelli, Voyage round the World (ed. 1745), quoted Si, 82, 127, 191, 197.
CATROU, Hist. générale de l’empire du Mogol (ed. 7’5), quoted, 53, 64, 102, 126-129.
CAVALRY, 109-111.
CHAKNA, Siege of, 160, 161.
CHAMBAL, 44, 45.
CHARMS, Koranic, 137.
CHARNOCK, Job, 117.
CHAUTH, 166.
CHILDREN OF AURANGZIB, 21, 22 H.
CHITOR, princess of, 43.
CHITTAGONG, 117.
CHRISTIAN ART in INDIA, 10, 13, 95, 96.
CHRONICLES, forbidden by Aurangzib, 137.
CHRONOGRAM, 167.
CIVIL ADMINISTRATION, 112-115.
COINAGE, 38, 59.
CONSTABLE, Archibald, 88, 95; see BERNIER, DRYDEN, SOMERVILE.
COURT, 88-105.
CRAFTS, 93, 94
CRORE, 41 n.
CROWN, rights of inheritance, 85, III.
CUSTOM DUES, 125.
DAM, 121, 128 n.
DANISHMAND KHAN, 73.
DANIYAL, son of Akbar, 12.
DARA SHUKOH, an emancipated agnostic, 22, 23: hostage, 26: his siege of Kandahar, 33: influence at Court, 36, 37, 149: civil war, 39 ff.: defeat at Samugarh, 45-50: flight, 50, 55-57; execution, 57,58.
DASTUR-I-‘AMAL, 123.
DAULATABAD (Deogiri), 144, 146, 186, 204.
DAWAR-BAKHSH, 14.
DECCAN, 14, 26,27, 35, 65,143-202.
DECCAN, Subah of the, 145, 146.
DELHI, New, or Shahjahanabad, 15, 89-105, 133.
DEOGIRI. See DAULATABAD.
DHARMATPUR, battle, 41.
DILIR KHAN, 163.
DRUNKENNESS among Mughals, 12, 18, 25.
DRYDEN, Aureng-Zebe (ed. Constable’s Or. Misc. 1892), quoted, 17, 18, 95.
DUTCH, 117.
EDUCATION OF AURANGZIB, 27; his views on the education of princes, 75-8.
ELEPHANT fights, 100, 101; inspection, 102, 103.
ELICHPUR, 146.
ELLIOT AND DOWSON, Hist. of India as told by its own historians, quoted, 66, 82, &c. See KHAFI KHAN.
ELPHINSTONE’ Hist. of India (ed. 1866), quoted, 152, 168, 195, 196, 200.
FAIRS, 81, 100.
FAKIR, Aurangzib becomes a, 146.
FATHABAD, battle, 45.
FESTIVALS, 97-101.
FEUDAL system in India, n, 108–113.
FLEET, Maratha, 163.
FORTS, sieges of, 160, 161, 163, 173, 183-186, 192, 196.
FRATRICIDE, policy of, 61-64.
FRYER, Dr. John, New account of India (ed. 1698), quoted, 28, 85, 153, 162, 164.
GALGALA, camp, 191, 197.
GHATS, 28, 151-153, 155 ff., 165, 172.
GHAZI-AD-DIN, 183.
GHUZL-KHANA, 103.
GOLDSMITHS, 94.
GOLKONDA, 14, 35, 144, 145, 146, 147-149, 154, 165, 167, 169, 175-187.
GOVERNMENT, 82, 106 ff.
GUARD, 91, 96, 104.
GWALIOR, prison, 58, 146.
HAIDARABAD, 148, 176-181.
HANNA, Col. H. B., collection of Indian paintings, 95, 96.
HAWKINS, William, 126-128.
HAZARAS, 30.
HINDU KUSH, 30–33.
HINDUS, 8, 9, 13, 14, 106-108, 114, 134 ff.
HISTORIOGRAPHERS royal, 137.
HUGLI, 58, 116, 117.
HUNTER, Sir W. W., quoted, 9, 54.
INFANTRY, 112.
INHERITANCE of lands by crown, 85, 111.
ISLAMABAD (Chittagong), 117: (Chakna), 161.
JAGIR, 109, 124.
JAHAN-ARA, Begam Sahib, 16, 25, 26, 53, 54.
JAHANGIR, rebellion against Akbar, 17: character, 11, 12, 37: intemperance, 12: policy, 13: patron of art, 13, 95 his queen Nur-Jahan, 13, 24: tomb, 96: revenue, 126.
JAI MAL, Raja, 93.
JAIPUR, 139, 142.
JAI SINGH, Raja, 32, 39, 51, 72-73, 034, 163.
JAMI’ MASJID, 104.
JAMNA, 90.
JASWANT SINGH, Maharaja of Marwar, 24, 39, 41–43, 51, 58, 72, 134, 138, 139, 141, 162, 163, 165.
JATS, 202.
JESUITS, 10, 14, 23, 95, 96.
JEWELS, 36, 98.
JHARUKHA, or levee window, 97, 102.
JINGHIZ KHAN, 30.
JINJI, 167, 189.
JIZYA, or poll-tax on unbelievers, 11, 125, 138, 139, 141, 174.
JOAN, Fra, x 16.
JODHPUR, 139.
JUMLA, Mir, 41, 58, 115, 147-151.
JUNIR, 156.
JUSTICE, 80, 103, 113, 198.
KABUL, 31, 32, 134, 200.
KACHH, 57.
KALENDAR, 74.
KALIANI, 151, 159.
KAM-BAKHSH, 200, 201, 204.
KANDAHAR, 14, 15, 31-33, 197.
KASHMIR, inscription, 9; Mughal summer residence, 14; journey to, 130-134.
KAMA KHAN, 39, 43.
KEENE, H. G., 120.
KHAFI KHAN’S Muntakhab-al-lubab, quoted, 82, 102, 125, 136, 140, 159, 160, 161, 164, 167, 172, 174, 179, 185, 193, 194.
KHALIFS of Baghdad, 24, 84, 108.
KHALIL-ALLAH KHAN, 46, 49.
KHANDESH, 144–146, 166, 171, 172.
KHAN-JAHAN KOKALTASH, 177.
KHURRAM, 13, 14. See SHAH JAHAN
KINCHENS, or nautch girls, 101.
KINGSHIP, Aurangzib’s ideal of, 75-80.
KOH-I-NUR diamond, 150.
KOLLUR diamond mines, 150.
KONKAN, 152, 153, 166, 171.
KULBARGA, 151, 181.
KUTB SHAH, dynasty of Golkonda, 144, 181. See GOLKONDA.
LAC, 41 n.
LAHORE, 96.
LETTERS of Aurangzib, 78–80, 203.
LEVEES, 36.
LIVRE, 120, 121.
LUNAR year revived, 74.
INDEX. 211
MADONNA, pictures of, 13.
MAHABAT KHAN, 56.
MAHALL, 92, 93.
MAMLUKS, 109.
MANRIQUE, Itinerario (ed. 1649), quoted, 96.
MANSABDARS, 11, 91, 109–115.
MANSUR, Al-, the Khalif, 24.
MANUCCI, 86, 120-122, 126, 201. See CATROU.
MARATHAS, 141, 151-202.
MARRIAGES, mixed, 1o, 24, 1o8, 202 n.
MARWAR, 14, 139. Sea JASWANT SINGH.
MASULIPATAN, 177.
MEGHDAMBHAR, 132.
MEWAR, 139.
MEWAT, 136.
MINIATURE painting, 95, 96.
Mir-at-i ‘Alam, quoted, 66.
MIRICH, 159.
MOSQUE, 104.
MU’AZZAM, Prince (Sh611-’Alam), 14o, 162, 171, 177-180, 199, 200.
MUGHALS, degeneracy of, 18, 191; mixed blood, 19.
MUHAMMAD AMIN KHAN, 177.
MUHAMMAD IBN TAGHLAK, 144.
MUHAMMAD, Prince, 46, 52, 53, 59, 148.
MUHAMMAD SHARIF HANAFI, quoted, 121.
MUMTAZ-MAHALL, queen of Shah-Jahan, 14, 16, 22 fl.
MURAD, son of Akbar, 12.
MURAD-BAKHSH, 22, 24, 30, 36, 38, 40, 46, 48, 49, 55, 59.
MUSIC, 97, 101, 102.
MUSTA’IDD KHAN, Maasir-i ‘Alamgiri, quoted, 135.
NARBADA, battle near the, 41-43, 145, 166.
NARNOL, 136.
NAUROZ abolished, 74.
NAUTCH, 101.
NIZAM SHAH, dynasty of Ahmadnagar, 144-146.
NUR-JAHAN, Empress, 23, 27.
OMRAH, 72 n., 85, 91, 94, 98, 99, 109.
OVINGTON, Rev. J., Voyage to Suratt (ed. 1696), quoted 66, 80, 81, 83.
OXINDON, Sir George, 162.
OWEN, Sidney, India on the eve of the British Conquest (1872), quoted, 153.
PAINTING, 94-96.
PAISH-KHANA, 133.
PALACE at Delhi, 92 f.
PATTA, Raja, 93.
PEDIGREE of Aurangzib, 21.
PERSECUTION of Hindus, 135-142, 175.
PERSIANS, 73, 106.
PIKDAN, 91.
PILGRIMS, 163.
PIRACY, 58, us, 127, 163.
POLL-TAX on infidels. See JIZYA.
POONA, 154, 155, 159, 161.
PORTRAITS of Aurangzib, Shah-Jahan, and Akbar, 9526.
PORTUGUESE, 10, 58, 92, 94-96, 116, 117.
PRESENTS, 14, 100, 126.
PRINCESSES, Mughal, 16, 21, 22 n.,25, 26, 29, 200, 201.
PROSTRATION, 16.
PURITANISM, 87.
RAHIRI, 141, 165.
RAHTORS, 48, 139.
RAJGARH, 165.
RAJPUTS, 14, 19, 31, 32, 43, 46-50, 91, 106-108, 111, 134, 136, 138-142, 153, 170, 190, 202.
RAMESES the Great, 44.
RAM, Raja, 189.
RAM Singh, 48.
RANTELA, 48.
RAUSANDARS, 110.
RAUSHAN-ARA. BEGAM, 26, 52, 57.
REBELLIONS of Mughal princes, I 7.
REPORTERS, official, 84.
REVENUE of Mughal Empire, 119–129.
REVIEWS, 102,103.
RUP SINGH, 48.
RUPEE, value of, 42 n., 120, 121.
RUSTAM KHAN, 46, 49.
SA’AT, 92.
SA’D-ALLAH ‘ALLAMI, 15, 32.
SA’DI, 78.
SALIMGARH, prison, 55.
SAMBHAJI, 64 n., 172-273, 183, 188, 189.
SAMUGARH, battle of, 45.
SANDIP, 116.
SATNAMIS, revolt of the, 136, 137.
SATTARA, 197.
SERAGLIO, 92, 93, I 31-I 32.
SHAH-’ALAN, 206. See MU’AZZAM.
SHAH-JAHAN (Khurram) rebels against Jahangir, 13, 17, 26: accession, 14: Indian blood, 24: orthodoxy, 14: statesmanship, 14: attacks Portuguese, 116: prosperity of the reign, 15: palaces, 15: popularity, 16, 86: decay, 16: illness, 17, 35: changes in the empire, 18: his family, 21-26: captivity, 52: death, 53: treasure, 129: policy in the Deccan, 149 ff.
SHAHJAHANABAD (New Delhi), 25, 89-105.
SHAHJI BHOSLA, 154.
SHAHRIYAR, 62.
SHALIMAR GARDEN, 59.
SHAYISTA KHAN, 51, 117, 134, 148, 160, 161, 162, 164 n.
SHI’A, 73, 106, 108, 147.
SHUJA, 22, 23, 24, 36, 38, a, 40, 58, 117.
SIEGE-TRAIN, 32, 33.
SIKANDAR, King of Bijapur, 157.
SIKHS, 202.
SIPIHR SHUKOH, 46, 58.
SIVAJI, 234, 154-170, 173, 180.
SOMERVILE’S Chace (ed. Constable’s Or. Misc. 1892), quoted, 95, 131, 133.
STATESMEN, Mughal, 15, 30.
SUCCESSION, war of, 35 ff.
SULAIMAN SHUKOH, 39, 44, 58.
SUN-WORSHIP, 10.
SURAT, 38, 127, 162, 163, 166.
TAJ MAHALL, 14, 54.
TANJORE, 167, 189.
TANKA, 128 n.
TARA BAI, 194.
TASTER, 83.
TAVERNIER’S Travels (ed. Ball, 2889), quoted, 15, 65, 67, 96, 98, 126.
TAXATION, 11, 81, 122-128.
TENNYSON’S Akbar’s Dream (1892), quoted, 10, 29, 206.
TENTS, travelling, 16, 233.
THEVENOT, 120, 121.
THOMAS, Edward, 121, 122, 128.
THRONE, Peacock, 98.
‘TIGER’S CLAWS,’ 158.
TIMARIOTS, 109.
TIMUR (Tamerlane), 30, 79.
TODAR MAL, 107.
TOLERATION, 10, II.
TORNA, 155.
TRICHINOPOLY, 190.
TUHAWWAR KHAN, 141.
TURMERIC, 48.
UDAIPUR, 139, 141, 142, 170.
UDAIPURI BAI, wife of Aurangzib, 200, 204.
UJJAIN, 41.
UZBEGS, 30, 31, 33, 48, 71.
VIZIAPUR, 181. See BIJAPUR.
WAKI NAVIS, 84.
WARPAINT OF RAJPUTS, 48.
WEIGHING THE GREAT MOGUL, 16, 99, 100.
WHEELER, Mr. Talboys, 53.
WIVES OF AURANGZIB, 201.
ZU-L-FIKAR, 192.
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