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" was thus centered in Shah Jehanglr's liands, whose praises were sung by 

 " the poets Urfi Shirazi and Talib Amili ; and whose vizier, Khoja Jehan, 

 " has been equally celebrated by the poets of his time. Shah Jehanglr was 

 " one of the greatest monarchs of the world. He had two sons, the elder 

 " Shah Khosru Mirza : and the younger Shah Khurrum Mirza. The king 

 " entrusted to the first the government of Agra, and to the second that of 

 " Burhanpur ; fixing his own residence at Lahore. Historians, who ex- 

 " patiate in the description of Lahore, assure us that it is larger than Con- 

 " stantinople ; and praise its lofty palaces, and its handsome and well sup- 

 " plied markets. Akbar, during his life-time, had a great prediliction for 

 " his grandson, Khosru Mirza, the son of Selim, and nominated him in his 

 " last will to the succession. Khosru, elated with such prospects, became 

 " an object of hatred to his brother Khurrum ; and even during the life-time 

 " of his father, took no pains to conceal the secret wishes of his heart, 

 " but rebelled against him. Squandering away the treasures collected at 

 " Agra, he assembled a great army and took the field ; but was beaten by 

 " the troops of Selim, sent against him, and fled. He reached the borders 

 " of the river of Sind called Makran, which is as large as the Nile of 

 " Egypt ; but being there overtaken by his ])ursuers, he was seized, put on 

 " a camel, and conveyed to the king's presence. The governor of Burhan- 

 " pur sent a message to his father, begging that his rebellions brother might 

 " be delivered to him, and secured in prison. Selim in reply, expressed 

 " his fears tliat he would put him to death ; but the prince having pledged 

 " his word to the contrary, he consented at length to send him ; and no 

 " sooner was he arrived at Burhanpur, than he was put to death by his 

 " brother Khurrum, in violation of the pledge he had giv-en ; who then him- 

 " self hoisted the standard of rebellion, and collected troops and arms. 

 " The inhabitants of Burhanpur, disapproving of this conduct, shut the 

 " gates of the town against him ; boasting of their attachment to the Shah, 

 " who was at the time absent on an expedition against Cashmir and Cabul. 

 " Khurrum besieged the city for a year. Two principal emirs, faithful to the 

 " cause of Selim, defended it bravely ; and the prince, being forced to 

 " raise the siege, retired towards Bengal. Having arrived on the banks of 

 " the river Sind, he pitched his tents opposite to those of his father, who 

 " had arrived with some troops on the other side of the river, which sepa- 

 " rated the two armies. They carried on the war for some time ; the 

 " prince's army opposing the passage of his father's troops. At last Selim, 



