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putting him to death $ but not as to that of helping him to the Crown, which 



he defign'd for Cba-jeban, who had married his eldeft Daughter, the Mother of 

 four Princes, and two Princefles* 



The news of the Kings death being known at Court, caus'd a general I a „ 

 mentation. And prefently all the Grandees of the Kingdom let thcmfelves ro 

 execute the Kings Will and Teftament, acknowledging S;dt.m BouUki for Em- 

 peror, who was very young. That Prince had two Coufiri-Germans, who were 

 ■ both of them by the Kings content turrt'd Qhriftians, and made publick pro- 



feffion thereof. Thofe two young Princes, being very appreheniive, perceivtt 

 that Afeuf-Kan, Father-in-Law to Cba~jcb*n 3 and Father of CbA-Eft-JCat) had 

 no good intentions toward the young King, and gave him notice of it ; which 

 colt them their lives, and the King the lofs of his Dominions. For the young 

 King, having no more wit than was agreeable to his age, openly declar'd to 

 Afouf-Kan what his Goufins had revcaPd to him in private, and ask'd the Ge- 

 neral whether it were true,, that he had a defign to fet up his Uncle againft 

 him or no. Afitof-Kan immediately accus'd the Reporters of faliity and im- 

 pudence, and protelted his fidelity to his King, and vow'd to ipend the lalt 

 drop of his blood to preferve him in the poffeffion of the Empire. However 

 feeing his Confpiracy difcovcr'd , he rcfolv'd to prevent the punifhment • to 

 which end having got the two Princes into his poileffion, he put them both 

 to death. But before that, in regard of his power in the Army and in the 

 Empire, he had already brought over to Cka-jebans party the greateft part of 

 •tne Commanders and Lords of the Court ; and the better to play his game 

 and deceive the young King, he rals'd a report that Cka-jefjan was dead ; and 

 becauie he had delir'd to be buried near his Father Gvban-gttir, the body was 

 to be brought to Agra. This Stratagem being cunningly manag'd, Afouf-Km 

 himfelf gave advice of the feign'd death to the King \ telling the King withall 

 that it would be but a common civility for him to go and meet the Corps 

 when it came within a League or two of the City, being an Honour due to a 

 Prince of the Blood of the Montis. All this while Cba-jshan kept himfelf >V 

 cogmto, till coming within fight of the Army that lay about Arr* 9 he caus'd 

 himfelf to be put into a Coffin, wherein there was only a hole left for him to 

 breath at. This Coffin being carri'd under a moving Tent, all the principal Officers 

 who were of the plot with Afouf-Kan, came to perform the ufual Ceremonk* 

 of State to the body of the deceas'd Prince, while the young King was upon 

 the way to meet the bodv. But then Afouf-Kan finding it leatbnable to exe- 

 cute his defign, caus'd the Coffin to be open'd, and Cha-jehan riling up, and 

 fhewing himfelf to the eyes of all. the Army, was faluted Emperor by all the 

 Generals and other principal Officers, who had their Cue ready ; fo that the 

 name of Cb^-jeban running in a moment from one mans mouth to another, the 

 Acclamation became publick, and the Empire was fetled upon him. The young 

 King hearing the news by the way, was fo furpriz'd, that he thought of no- 

 thing but how to fave himfelf by flight, being upon a fudden forfaken by all 

 his followers. And Cha-jehan not believing it any way neceffary to purfue him, 

 fuffer'd him to wander a long time in India, like a Fakjr. At length he retired 

 into Perjta, where he was magnificently receiv'd by Cha-Sefi, who allow'd 

 him a penlion fit for fo great a Prince, which he ftill enjoys. 



Cha-jeban having thus ufurp'd the Crown, the better to fecure himfelf, and 

 to ftifle all Fa&ions that might arife during the life of the lawful Prince, whom 

 he had fo unjuftly defpoiled of his right, by degrees put to death a'll thofe 

 that had fhew'n any kindnefs to his Nephew. So that the firft part of his 

 Reign was noted for many ads of cruelty, that blemifli'd his reputation. No 

 lefs unfortunate was the end of his Reign. For as he had unjuftly depriv'd the 

 lawful Heir, of the Empire which belong'd to him i he was himfelf, while he 

 yet hv'd, deprived of his Crown by Avreng-ueb his own Son, who kept him 

 Prifoner in the Fortrefs of Agra. 



For after D*ra-Cba had loft the Battel againft his two Brothers, Anreng-z.eb and 



Morat-Bakcbe, in the Plain of Samonguir, and was treacheroufjy abandoned by the 



principal Officers of the Army., he retir'd into the Kingdom of 1 , Labor, with all the 



. Treafure which the confafion of his affairs would fufFer him to get together. In 



the 



