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the Princes whom he ferv'd. But firft he betray'd the King of Gokonda, un- 

 der whom he advanc'd his Fortune} and next to him. Cha-jehan, under whofe 

 protection he role ib high, that there was not a Nobleman in all India more 

 powerful or richer than he. Otherwife he is both belov'd and fearM by the 

 Soldiers, and perfectly underftands the Art of War, according to the enftom 

 of the Country. The two Armies engaging feveral times, the Victory was fome- 

 times on the one fide, and fometimes on the other ; fo that Sultan Mahomed 

 finding it likely ro be a tedious War, aflifted by the Counfels of his Lieute- 

 nant, refolv'd to add policy to ftrcngth. Thereupon he treats underhand with 

 the Officers of his Uncle's Army, makes them magnificent promifes, and fo ear- 

 neftly follicites them to come over to uittreng-zjeb's party., whom he calPd the 

 Pillar and Protector of Mahomet's Law, that he gain'd the principal, to whom 

 he fent confiderable Prcicnts, to confirm them in their refolutions. This was a 

 mortal blow to Sultan-Sujah 3 againft which he could not provide. For they that 

 adhear'd to him being a mercenary generation, that ferves whoever gives moft, 

 finding they had little more to expect from a Prince whofe Exchequer was 

 empty, refolv'd to drive a Trade with ^iftreng-z^h , who was Matter of all the 

 Trcafiire in the Kingdom. And thus did Aureng-^eb debauch the Army of his 

 Brother, who in the laft Battel, feeing himfelf abandon'd by all his Soldiers, 

 was fore'd to fave himfelf by flight, with his Wives and Children. The Tray- 

 tors afham'd of their treachery, did not fo fmartly purfue the unfortunate Prince 

 as they might have done, but prefently fell to plund'ring his Tents and Bag- 

 gage 5 which Emir-JcmU futfer'd them to do, in recompence of their Trea- 

 son. Sultan-Sujah in the mean time crofting the Ganges with his Retinue, re- 

 tir'd fome time afterwards into the Kingdom of Arakan, upon the Confines of 

 Bengala, where we fhall leave him for a time. 



CHAP. VI. 



Of the imfrifanment of Sultan-Mahomed , Aureng-zeb'j cUcfi fan ; 

 and of Sultan Soliman Chckour, eldeSf [on of Dara-Cha. 



T Hough j4urcng-z.eb were efteem'd a very great Politician, and were ib in- 

 deed, yet he fail'd in his Politicks, to truft his Son with fuch a power- 

 ful Army, under the Conduct of a Captain who had already betray'd two Matters, 

 However at length he began to be jealous, left Heave- fhould infpire his own 

 Son to revenge the crimes which he had committed. And upon this, receiving 

 intelligence, that Subon Mahomed began to be very penfive and melancholy, 

 he then abfolutely believ'd that his Son was practifmg mifchief againft him ; 

 for the better difcovery whereof, he wrote to Emir-hml*. But the Letter un- 

 happily mifcarrying, was taken by Sultan Mahomed's Guard?, and giv'n to the 

 young Prince -, who being a perfon of a quick apprehenfion, conceal'd the bu- 

 iinefs from Emir-femU 3 and fearing left he fhould receive other Orders more 

 precife to take away his life, he refolv'd to pafs the Ganges, and throw himfelf 

 upon his Uncle Sultan Sujah ; from whom he expected more mercy than from 

 his Father. With this refolution he feign'd to go a liming, and pafting the Ganges, 

 with feveral Officers that adher'd to' him, he went directly to Sultan Sujab's 

 Camp, which lay on the other fide of the River h the Sultan having rais'd a 

 confiderable Force in the Kingdom of Arakan. Sultan Mahomed coming into 

 his Uuncles prefencc, threw himferf at his feet, begging his pardon for having 

 taken Arms againft him, as being fore'd thereto by his Father. Now though 

 Sultan Sujah had reafon enough to believe, that Mahomed's coming into his 

 Camp, was only a trick of his Father, to fend his Son as a Spy ro difcover his. 

 condition j yet being a vertuous and generous Prince, and feeing his Nephew 

 proftrate at his feet, he could not but taife him up ; after which, embracing 

 him, he affur'd him of his protection againft Aureng-z,cb. Some days after, thete 



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