In 1666 Shivaji presented himself in the court of Aurangzeb and requested a 7,000 (Haft Hazari) rupees worth of Jagir. Aurangzeb arrogantly rejected the request and offered him a 5,000 rupees Jagir instead. When Shivaji objected, he was thrown into prison. He managed to escape by hiding under clothes in a bullock cart and later inflicted enormous damage to the Mogul dynasty, defeating the Mogul navy for the first time in 1664.Pointed out by a BRFer where the writings of Copy Cat Khan, as he is fondly known there, are perused with great attention.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Time machine
The notorious A Q Khan of Pakistani nuclear proliferation fame has a historical time machine:
Time machine
2010-02-03T07:37:00-05:00
Arun
Pakistan|
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