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Aurangzeb's Court Historian: The Making of the Maasir-i-Alamgiri
Ever wonder how we know what we know about Aurangzeb? Most of our intimate knowledge of the emperor's reign comes from a single official chronicle: the Maasir-i-Alamgiri, written by his court historian Mirza Muhammad Qazim. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Qazim crafted a narrative that balanced imperial propaganda with surprising candor, including candid accounts of military defeats and political betrayals. They discuss Qazim's methods—interviewing generals, compiling dispatches, and shaping events into a coherent story—and examine the chronicle's treatment of…
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