Aurangzeb

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I came alone and I go as a stranger. I do not know who I am, nor what I have been doing.
- Aurangzeb
Collection: Who I Am
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Strange, that I came into the world with nothing, and now I am going away with this stupendous caravan of sin! Wherever I look, I see only God... I have sinned terribly, and I do not know what punishment awaits me.
- Aurangzeb
Collection: War
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No age is wanting in able men; it is the duty of wise masters to find them out, win them over, and get work done by means of them, without listening to the calumnies of selfish men against them.
- Aurangzeb
Collection: Wise
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The demolition of a Temple is possible at any time, as it cannot walk away from its place.
- Aurangzeb
Collection: Temples
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I have sinned terribly, and I do not know what punishment awaits me.
- Aurangzeb
Collection: Punishment
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The houses of this country (Maharashtra) are exceedingly strong and built solely of stone and iron. The hatchet-men of the Govt. in the course of my marching do not get sufficient strength and power (i.e. time) TO DESTROY AND RAZE THE TEMPLES OF THE INFIDELS that meet the eye on the way. You should appoint an orthodox inspector (darogha) who may afterwards DESTROY THEM AT LEISURE AND DIG UP THEIR FOUNDATIONS
- Aurangzeb
Collection: Country
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Wherefore should I not offer my congratulations? But the very fact of them being Sayyids, those fountains of felicity, demands heartly exertions in support of Islam and their ancestor Muhammad the Lord of Apostles. Let two Kaftans of honor for the two brothers be issued from my wardrobe and let them be sent with two swords, jewel-hilted and provided with pearl mounted belts, let Jamdat-ul-Mulk write much praise and congratulations when sending these presents.
- Aurangzeb
Collection: Brother