Book II Travels in India. iii 



chap. m. 



Of the Imprisonment of Cha-jehan , and how he was funiJlSd bj 

 Aureng-zeb his third Son, for the injuftici he had done Trincc 

 Boulaki his Nephew, the Grandchild of Gchan-guir, to whom, as 

 to the Sun of the Eldest Son, the Empire of the Moguls be- 

 long d. 



GEban-guir, King of India, Son of Achbar , and Grandchild to Honmajon, 

 reign d very peaceably during the fpace of twenty-three years, equally 

 belov'd both by his Subjects and Neighbours. But his life feem'd too long 

 ro his two Sons, who were both ambitious to reign. The eldeft rais'd a power- 

 ful Army near Labor, with an intention to have furpriz'd his Father, and to 

 have poflefs'd himfelf of the Throne by force. The King incens'd at the info- 

 Jence of his Son, refold to chaftife him j meets him with a confiderable Army, 

 defeats him, and takes him Prifoner, with many of the moft confiderable No- 

 bility that adher'd to him. After which, out of a natural affection to his Chil- 

 dren, he fav'd his life, but put out his Eyes. And when he was blind he al- 

 ways kept him about his perfon, with an intention to have prefer'd his eldeft 

 Son Boulaki to theCrown, whofe Father had already many Sons, but all-very young. 

 But Sultan C 'our om, hisfecond Son, believing it his right to be prefer'd before a 

 Nephew, refolv'd to leave no ftone unturn'd to remove him from his hopes, 

 and to fettle himfelf in polfeffion before the death of his Father. However 

 he conceal'd his intentions from him , appearing outwardly very obedient to 

 his Father, who always kept about him the Children of his eldeft Son. By 

 that fubmiflion he more ealily brought about his dcfigns ; for having by that 

 means gain'd the good will of his Father, he obtain'd leave to carry along with 

 him the blind Prince, his eldeft Brother, to his Government of the Kingdom Decan. 

 He laid before his Father, that it would be far better to remove from his fight, 

 an object that could not chufe but be Co afflicting to him ; and that the Prince 

 himfelf, being blind, would fpend the relt of his days more comfortably in 

 J)ec.tri 3 where he might be more retir'd. The King # not penetrating into his 

 defign, readily confented to his requcft. Who when he had that poor Prince 

 in his Clutches, made him away with that fecrefie which was not to be difco- 

 ver'd j and under the moft plauiible pretence imaginable,, to conceal him from 

 the eyes of men. 



After the death of the blind Prince, Sultan Courom took upon him the name 

 of Cha-jchan, that is, King of the World ; and to uphold his Title, he rais'd an 

 Army to finim what his Brother had begun, which, was to dethrone his Father, 

 and to take poiTefTion of the Empire. The King incens'd as well at the death 

 of his Son, as at the attempt againft his own perfon, fent a confiderable Army 

 to chaftife Courom for fo bold an Enterprizc. But the rebellious Prince finding 

 himfelf too weak to hand his Fathers force, quitted the Kingdom of Dtcan^ 

 and with certain Vagabonds that followed him, wander'd from place to place, 

 till he came to Bcngala,wherc he rais'd an Army with an intention to give theKing 

 Battel. To which purpofe, palling the Ganges, he marches directly toward the 

 Kingdom of Labor -, whom the King in perfon met, with an Army much more 

 numerous and ftronger than his. But Gchan-guir being old, and wearied with 

 the troubles that his Sons had put him to, dy'd by the way, leaving Cha-jehan 

 atlibcrty to purfue his own defigns. However before he expir'd, the good King 

 had time to recommend his Grandchild Boulaki to Afcuf-Kan, his GeneraliiTimo 

 and prime Minifter of State, who was Protector of the Empire. He commanded 

 alfo all the Officers of the Army to acknowledg him for King, as being the 

 lawful Heirj declaring Sultan Komrom a Rebel, and incapable of the Succeffion. 

 Moreover he made Afouf-Kan to fwear in particular, that he would never 

 fuller Boulakj to be put to death, which way foever affairs went ; which Afouf- 

 &*n fware upon his Thigh ; and as religioufly obfeivd as to the Article of not 



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