Note 27 — Chapter III · MUGHAL VICEROYS. a.d. 1573–1758. (continued 2)
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The peaked masonry tomb over Aurangzíb’s after-birth with its mosque, enclosure, and intact endowment is one of the curiosities of Dohad. In a letter to his eldest son Muhammad Muâzzam then (a.d. 1704) viceroy of Gujarát the aged Aurangzíb writes: My son of exalted rank, the town of Dohad, one of the dependencies of Gujarát, is the birth-place of this sinner. Please to consider a regard for the inhabitants of that town incumbent on you, and continue in office its decrepid old Faujdár. In regard to that old man listen not to the whisperings of those suffering from the disease of self-interest: “Verily they have a sickness in their hearts and Allah addeth to their ailments.” (Letters of the Emperor Aurangzíb: Persian Text, Cawnpur Edition, Letter 31.) ↑