Ishwardas Nagar's Futuhat-i-Alamgiri

Ishwardas Nagasr's Futuhat-i-Alamgiri is an exceptionally important chronicle of Emperor Aurangzeb's reign which was pretty long, extending over a period of fifty years (1658-1707 AD). It contains keen insights into the mystique surrounding the reign which has been projected as partial, orthodox, obscurantist, communal, sectarian and even anti-people.

The Futuhat-i-Alamgiri represents the emperor as either a champion of Islam or oppressor of Hinduism. Moreover, neither the conflict with Shivaji nor the events following the detah of Jaswant Singh are put forward in a religious light.