''History of Aurangzib'' is a book in five volumes by Indian historian
Jadunath Sarkar
Sir Jadunath Sarkar (10 December 1870 – 19 May 1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty.
Academic career
Sarkar was born in Karachmaria village in Natore, Bengal to Rajkumar Sarkar, the local Zamindar ...
about the Mughal ruler
Aurangzeb.
The book is considered to be the magnum opus of Jadunath Sarkar and was written between 1912 and 1924. It has been called the most authoritative account of
Aurangzeb.
The book had its critics.
A.L. Srivastava replied to the criticism that Sarkar's interpretation of the
jizya was not fair, arguing that Sarkar had only summed up the agreed judgements of the Muslim jurists. C.C. David wrote that the belief that Sarkar was biased against the Mughal rulers was groundless.
References
Bibliography
* {{Cite book, title=A Textbook of Historiography, 500 B.C. to A.D. 2000, last=Sreedharan, first=E., publisher=Orient Longman, year=2004
External links
History of Aurangzibon archive.org.
Aurangzeb
History books about India