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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. ide, and Aurangzeb, supported by his brother and dupe, Murad Baksh, onthe other, was fought on the 28th May, 1658 [O. S.], at the small villageof Samugarh (Samogar), four miles from Agra. Dara Shikoh was winningthe battle, when a traitor persuaded him to come down from his conspic-uous seat on an elephant and mount a horse. The report quickly spreadthat the prince had been killed. 'In a few minutes', says Bernier, 'the armyseemed disbanded, and (strange and sudden reverse!) the conqueror becamethe vanquished. Aurangzeb remained during a quarter of an hour steadilyon his elephant, and was rewarded with the crown of Hindustan; Dara lefthis own elephant a few minutes too soon, and was hurled from the pinnacleof glory, to be numbered among the most miserable of Princes; so short-sighted is man, and so mighty are the consequences which sometimes flowfrom the most trivial incident.'3 SIR W. H. (WILLIAM HENRY) SLEEMANAccording to another account the prince's change from the elephant to thehorse was due to want of personal courage, and not to treacherous advice.(Bernier, Travels, ed. Constable, and V. A. Smith (1914), p. 54.)18. Battle fought between Tours and Poitiers, A.D. 732.19. The principal mosque of every town is known as the Jami Masjid, and isfilled by large congregations on Fridays. The great mosque of Delhi standson a natural rocky eminence, completely covered by the building, and ap-proached on three sides by magnificent flights of steps, which give it pecu-liar dignity. It is, perhaps, the finest mosque in the world, and certainly hasfew rivals. It differs from most mosques in that its exterior is more mag-nificent than its interior. The two minarets are each about 130 feet high.The year A.H. 1060 corresponds to A.D. 1650. The mosque was begun inthat year, and finished six years later. It is close to the palace, and seems tohave been designed to serve as the mosque for the palace, as well as the city, for which reason no place of worship was included in his residence by ShahJahan. The pretty little Moti Masjid in the private apartments was added byAurangzeb. Fergusson (ed. 1910, vol. ii, p. 319) gives a view of the mosque.Carr Stephen (pp. 260-6) gives approximate measurements, translations ofthe inscriptions, and many details. See Fanshawe, pp. 44-8 and plates.20. Since theMutiny multitudes of houses between the palace and the mosquehave been cleared away.21. 'Entering within its deeply recessed portal, you find yourself beneath thevaulted hall, the sides of which are in two stories, and with an octagonalbreak in the centre. This hall, which is 375 feet in length over all, has verymuch the effect of the nave of a gigantic Gothic cathedral, and forms thenoblest entrance known to belong to any existing palace' (Fergusson, ed.1910, vol. ii, p. 309). This is the Lahore Gate.22. What recked the Chieftain if he stood On Highland heath, or Holy-rood? He rights such wrong where it is given, If it were in the court ofheaven.' -(Scott, Lady of the Lake, Canto V, stanza 6).4 SIR W. H. (WILLIAM HENRY) SLEEMAN23. The foundation-stone of the palace was laid on the 12th of May, 1639(N.S.-9 Muharrum, A.H. 1049). (E. & D., vii, p. 86), and the work con-tinued for nine years, three months, and some days. Nadir Shah's invasion Through a collection of historical anecdotes and architectural observations, this work explores the fleeting nature of power and the monumental legacies left behind by fallen e Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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