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fo joining Forces together, he advances towards Agra y to make himfelf Matter 

 of that City. Dara-Cba marches to meet them,j but the Battel was as im- 

 prudently mannag'd by him, as fortunately fought by his Brothers. For D A r^ 

 Cha y confiding too much in the principal Officers .of his Army, againlt the ad- 

 vice of his Genera!, who was bis chief Minifter of State, and faithful to him • 

 thought himfelf fure of the Victory, by falling on before his Brothers had' 

 time to rcpofe themfelves. The firft onfet was very rude and bjoody, where 

 Morat-Bakche, full of fire and courage, fighting like a Lyon, was mot with five 

 Arrows into the body. The Vidory leaning to Dara-Cba, Aureng-^eb retreated 

 but foon turn'd head again, when he faw thofe Traytors advancing to his aid' 

 who were in the Army of Dara-Cha, and who had treacheroufly defcrted him* 

 after he had loft his beft Officers and his General. With this affiftance AuwuL 

 z,eb renews the fight againft Dara-Cba , who feeing himfelf betray'd, and unable 

 to maintain the fight with the final! number of men which he had left, retreats 

 to Agra, where the King his Father was, who began to mend. The King ad- 

 vis'd his Son to retire to the Fortrefs of Dehly, and to carry the Treafure that 

 was in Agra with him ; which he did without delay. Thus the Victory fell in- 

 rirely to Aureng-^cb and Morat-Bakche, who before the end of the Battel, be- 

 ing weaken'd with the lofs of blood, was fore'd to retire to his Tent, to have 

 his wounds dreft. Now it was an eafie thing for Amcng-ub to gain thofc 

 Traytors, as well by reafon of the vaft Treafures which he had, as alio for that 

 the Indians are very inconftant, and want generofity. Befides, the Commanders 

 are generally Fugitive Perfisns, perfons of little worth, who are altogether 

 for them that give moft. Cha-Efi-Kan, who was Uncle to thefe four Princes, 

 whofe Mother was the King's Sifter,went over to Axrtng-xjcb with the greateft part 

 of the principal Commanders that had adher'd to Dara-Cba, and Morat-Bakche, 

 and had forfaken their Mafters. Morat-Bakche then began to fee his Error in 

 having trufted Anreng-^eb, who feeing himfelf favour'd by Fortune, loft no time 

 to accomplifh his ends. Thereupon Morat-Bakche fends to his Brother for the 

 half of the Treafure that he had feiz'd, that he might retire to Gttz.erat. But 

 A*reng-z.eb for anfwer affur'd him, that he had no other defign than to ad- 

 vance him to the Throne, to which purpofe he defir'd to confer with him by 

 word of mouth. Morat-Bakche in order to that, rinding himfelf indifferently 

 well recover'd of his wounds, goes to vifit his Brother, who kindly welcom'd 

 him, extoll'd his courage, and told him he defer v'd the beft Empire of the 

 world. The young Prince was charm'd by the melody of fuch fwect language 

 while his Eunuch, Shabas-Kan, did all he could to make him fenfibie of the' 

 fnares that were laid for him. But when Morat-Bakche mould have taken the 

 Eunuchs advice, it was too late 5 for Aureng-^eb had already laid his plot to 

 deftroy him. He invites Morat-Bakche to a Feaft ; and the more the one ex- 

 cufes himfelf, the more the other ,preffes him to come. The young Prince 

 perceiving he would take no denial, refolv'd to go, for fear of difcovering the 

 miftruft he had, although he verily believ'd that that day would be the laft of 

 his life, and that fome deadly poyfon was brew'd for him. However, he was 

 deceiv'd in that particular, for Axrew-zet not aiming at his life then con- 

 tented himfelf only to deprive him of his liberty, and fo inftead of advancing' 

 him to the Throne , (cut him away, to be fafely kept in the Caftle of Ca- 

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