ABSTRACT

I; This "oppression" took place in the reign of Aurangzeb. Under the wise rule_of Akbar, the Hindus had been treated with the greatest moderation. J ahangir continued the policy of his father, and Shah Jahan employed Hindus to command his armies. Thus, for nearly a century before the accession of ., the Great Mogol," there had been but little antagonism between Hindus and Muhammadans.