"The death of Rajah Waswant Singh was used by Aurangzeb as an opening to oppress the Hindus still more, since they had no longer any valiant and powerful rajah who could defend them. He re-imposed on the Hindus a poll-tax (Jizya)."
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Manucci, Storia, II, 219 in Bhatnagar, V. S. (2020). Emperor Aurangzeb and Destruction of Temples, Conversions and Jizya : (a study largely based on his court bulletins or akhbÄrÄt darbÄr muÊ»alla)
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