A dissuasion of the
evidence would take too much apace, and must be inconclusive, the
fact being that the proceedings were secret, and pains were taken to
conceal the truth.
23. The dates of birth are, in Old Style:-Dara Shikoh, March 20,
1615; Sultan Shuja, May 12, 1616; Aurangzeb, October 10, 1619; and
Murad Baksh, not stated (Beale).
24. _Ante_, Chapter 2, text following [8]. The quotation is from Part
III, chap. 19, p. 35 of _The Travels of Monsieur de Thevenot, now
made English. London, Printed in the year MDCLXXXVII_. The author, in
his quotation, omits between 'that' and 'The Dutch' the clause 'This
indeed is certain that there are few Heathens and Parsis in respect
of Mahometans there, and these surpass all the other sects in power
as they do in number.'
25. During the reign of Akbar, many Christians, Portuguese, English,
and others, visited Agra, and a considerable number settled there. A
Roman Catholic church was built, the steeple of which was pulled down
by Shah Jahan. The oldest inscriptions in the cemetery adjoining the
Roman Catholic cathedral are in the Armenian character.
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