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Alumgire or (vulgo) Aurungzib and confined for life in the fort of 

 Agra, where he died (H. 1076). | »n &*■»» *^l ^j 



A. D. 1658. — Aurungzib being confirmed on the throne appointed 

 Etimaad Khan Soobahdar in the year 1660 A. D. of whom I can 

 find no other record. In the year 1662 A. D. (or according to 

 others 1664 A. D.) Ibraham Khan son of Allie Murdan Khan was 

 sent to Cashmere as Soobahdar. 



This year also the emperor commenced his progress to Cashmere, 

 and here we fortunately possess the graphic pages of Bernier, who 

 accompanied Aurungzebe as state physician ; these give us a lively 

 picture of the state and magnificence of an imperial progress ; 

 according to him the emperor's cortege set out from Delhi on the 

 6th December, (A. D. 1663,) at 3 p. m. that hour having been pro- 

 nounced an auspicious one by the court astrologers. 



Tt consisted of 35,000 horse and 10,000 foot, 70 pieces of heavy 

 cannon, and 50 or 60 light field-pieces, or (as it was called) " stirrup 

 artillery." Eoshenara Begum accompanied the emperor, and our 

 physician enlarges upon the spectacle of her stately train of ele- 

 phants on the line of march. 



A. D. 1664. — The army arrived at Lahore, 25th February, and 

 crossed the Pir Pinjal about the beginning of April ; during the 

 passage an accident occurred, several of the elephants being pushed 

 over the precipices, and many of the ladies of the royal zenana were 

 killed on the spot. The Emperor remained three months in Cash- 

 mere ; on his departure Ilsam Khan was appointed Soobahdar : 

 it is recorded of this ruler that he rooted up all the mulberry 

 trees which formerly grew in front of the great Eedgurh, as 

 their fruit dropping, soiled the clothes of the faithful collected 

 for prayers: however he planted the present magnificeDt chenar 

 (plane) trees in their stead. Thus do Cashmere chronicles abound 

 in the most insignificant facts affecting their native country. 

 The following year (A. D. 1665,) Saif Khan was appointed to suc- 

 ceed, in whose time Hussein Mullick (son of Hyder Mullick the 

 historian) was put to death by order of the emperor for speaking 

 disrespectfully of the Prophet. Saif Khan was a stern tyrannical 

 governor, but was soon succeeded by Mobazir Khan, (A. D. 1667,) 

 during whose term of power the king of Kashgur passed through 



