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72 I., born at Burhanpur on 4th October, 1643, died 18th February, 1712.

8., born 17th November, 1647, died 9th April, 1670. Of her we only know that she learnt the Quran by rote. Aurangabadi Mahal bore to Aurangzib only one child:

9., born 18th September, 1661, married to her first cousin Izid Bakhsh (a son of the murdered Murad Bakhsh) on 27th November, 1672, died in June, 1706.

Udipuri Mahal was the mother of

10., born at Delhi, 24th February, 1667, slain in the war of succession, near Haidarabad on 3rd January, 1709.

We shall now resume the story of Aurangzib's career. His first viceroyalty of the Deccan which extended over eight years, ended strangely in his disgrace and dismissal.

On the night of 26th March, 1644, the princess Jahanara was coming from her father's chambers to her own in Agra fort, when her skirt fell on one