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have reached Cashmere. The emperor Aurungzib died at the age 

 of ninety-one (A. D. 1706,) in the year 1181 Hej. ( | f a \ cuia^J JU^). 



It is amusing to observe the extravagant praises which our 

 orthodox historian Mahomed Azim, whom I have chiefly followed 

 about this period, confers upon Aurungzebe, whom he infinitely 

 prefers to the noble and enlightened Akbar, of whom he complains 

 that he " treated all his subjects alike !" not favouring the Mahome- 

 dans above the Hindus. — "Was ever a nobler tribute paid to a ruler ? 

 Shah Alum succeeded to the throne of Delhi, (A. D. 1706,) and 

 despatched JafFer Khan to relieve Nawazish Khan who does not 

 seem to have assumed the functions of government ; he proved to be 

 a bad governor and a mob set fire to his residence. 



He died at Cashmere of drink and excess, and, according to the 

 record of his death, must be faring badly at present. e^U^a^ c^U*. 

 j |n *S** pXsrF*' contains the date Hejira 1121, (A. D. 1709). 



The nobles now assembled and elected Aruf Khan Naib of the 

 country, as a temporary measure, until the Emperor's pleasure should 

 be known. Shah Alum (A. D. 1709,) accordingly appointed Ibraham 

 Khan, (fourth time) who was at this time governor of Kabool and 

 Peshawar and who died shortly after his arrival in Cashmere ; Aruf 

 Khan thus remained Naib. Nawazish Khan now at length became 

 governor. A great fire and floods occurred in his time. He was 

 succeeded by Anatoola Khan (A. D. 17 1 1,) who left Aruf Khan as 

 his Naib, upon whose death however within the year, he appointed 

 Mushuruf Khan, his own son-in-law, Naib, and himself departed on a 

 pilgrimage to Mecca. He was however superseded on the accession 

 of the Emperor Firokshere (1712) the following year. Anatoola 

 Khan was of Cashmere descent. (A. D. 1712). This year Shah 

 Alum died at the age of seventy-one, and was succeeded by his son 

 Eirokshere, whose mother was a Cashmerie. 



His elder brother Jehandar Shah had gained possession of the 

 throne for a few days and made the son of Anatoola Khan his 

 Wuzzeer: Eirokshere therefore on gaining the mastery put his 

 brother to death and imprisoned the latter forty (40) days. He 

 bestowed upon Syud Khan Bahadoor the Soobahdaree of Cashmere, 

 who despatched Allie Mohamed Khan as his Naib. A rebellion 

 broke out in the hills about Puklie which however was put down by 



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