. Historical fragments of the Mogul empire, of the Morattoes, and of the English concerns in Indostan from the year MDCLIX; origin of the company's trade at Broach and Surat, and a general idea of the government and people of Indostan; to which is prefixed an account of the life and writings of the author . ^,which we have already publifhed : and the narrative theyrequire is too extenfive to find place as an infeition in thecontinuation of that work. We therefore give it apart, and onlyNote 1. in the character of Fragments, which the wantof more mate-rials difables us from difpofing into a mor
. Historical fragments of the Mogul empire, of the Morattoes, and of the English concerns in Indostan from the year MDCLIX; origin of the company's trade at Broach and Surat, and a general idea of the government and people of Indostan; to which is prefixed an account of the life and writings of the author . ^,which we have already publifhed : and the narrative theyrequire is too extenfive to find place as an infeition in thecontinuation of that work. We therefore give it apart, and onlyNote 1. in the character of Fragments, which the wantof more mate-rials difables us from difpofing into a more regular dated the commencement of his reign from1659- the 12th of May 1659- His father, Shah Jehan, died afterfeven years confinement in the caftle of Agra, on the 21 fl ofn. 2. January 1666. The enquiries of Europeans have not hithertoprocured any hiftory of Aurengzebe compofed by a native ofIndoftan, which extends be3^ond the 13th year of his reign,n. 3. anfwering to 1671 of our aera. Mr. Frazer, mIio was at Surat«. 4. in 1740, fays that he forbad his life to be Mrittcn; Catroufays quite the contrary; but that he prcfcribed the mode. Accordingly, 15 ^According- /oJWJi rVSlS ^farchej. T6 n 78 Io forr F/4it4- ^ »V Ilin 19 Bohaponj?. thiJid itirtch. ,hj ,n(rjt in. theJ^and. OF THE MOGUL EMPIRE. 5 Accordingly, the Alumcuirnama, which comprizes the firft years of his reign, was couipofed under his immediate ,^;,^infpe(5tion, and is a flmmelefs apology for the depofal and «• 5-imprifonment of liis iallier, and the deftrudion of his threebrothers, with fix of tlieir fons ; whofe removal cleared hisway to the throne. But fliould there be no confecutive hif-tory of the fubfequent part of his reign, different portions ofit will probably be found in the annals of the provinces heravaged, and of the princes he fubdued. The empire, at tlie death of Shah Jehan, extended fromCabul to the Nehbeddah, wellward of this river to the
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