Saqi Must'ad Khan's Maasir-IAlamgiri s an annal of the events which occurred during the reign of Aurangzib- Alamgir, the last great Mughal Emperor of India. The work is based upon certain types of documentary evidence, which has been noted by Sir Jadunath Sarkar, who has translated this work in a c o n d e n s e d f o r m , i n t h e Introduction. Saqi Must'ad Khan describes in this work the wars waged by Aurangzib. It is very obvious that the Emperor was always in trouble-a fact which might have made him entirely dependent on the mercy of God. Aurangzib upset the administrative and financial system perfected by Akbar. Maasir-I-Alamgiri contains hints of Aurangzib's bias against the socalled ‘infidels'. It profoundly disturbed the plural culture of India, and enfeebled the fabric of Indian civilization. A redeeming feature of the work is the description of many interesting places in the Indian subcontinent.The condensed translation of this work by Sir Jadunath Sarkar is an evidence of his great capacity for hard work. The translation is remarkably lucid.