Travels i?l India. 



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the King of Golconda, whom he look'd upon now no more as his Mafter, but 

 as one of his molt inveterate Enemies. Thereupon he wrote to the Prince to 

 this effect : That if he would join with him, he would give him an opportu- 

 nity to poffefs himfelf of the whole Kingdom of Golconda-, and that he mould 

 not neglect fo fair an opportunity to enlarge the Dominions of the Great Mo- 

 sul, the fucceffion whereof might as well concern him, as any of the reft of 

 his Brothers. But the Anfwer which Sultan-Sujah fent him, was contrary to 

 his expectation 3 who told him, that he could not tell how to truft a perfon, 

 who as he went about to betray his King, might more eafily be drawn to be- 

 tray a Foreign Prince, whom he had inveigl'd only for the fake of his Re- 

 venue ; and that therefore he mould not rely upon him. Upon Suit an- S it] ah' s 

 refufal, Mirgimola wrote to Aurengz,eb, who was then in his Government of 

 Brampoure, who being not fo nice as his Brother, accepted of the propofal that 

 was made him. Thus while Mirgimola advanc'd with his Troops toward Bag- 

 nabar, Aurengz,eb haften's toward Decan, and both Armies being join'd, they 

 came to the Gates of Bagnabar before the King was in a pofture to receive 

 them. He had only time to retreat into his Fortrefs of Golconda, to which 

 uiurengz^eb, after he had rifl'd the City of Bagnabar, and plunder d the" Palace, 

 lay'd a clofe Siege. The King feeing himfelf thus vigoroufly prefs'd, fent away 

 to Mirgimola his Wife and Children very honourably. For there is vertue and 

 generofity in the Indians, as well as in the Europeans 5 of which I will give you 

 an illuftrious Example in the perfon of the King of Golconda. Some days after 

 the Enemy had befieg'd the Fortrefs, a Canoneer efpying Aurengz.eb upon his 

 Elephant, riding about to view the Fortifications of the Caftle, told the King, 

 being then upon the Baftion, that if he pleas'd he would fetch off Aurengx^eb 

 with a Canon-fhot ; and at the fame time was about to give fire -, but the King 

 holding his hand, told him he perceiv'd it well enough, but that it behov'd 

 Kings to be better Husbands of the Lives of Princes. The Canoneer obey'd 

 the King, and inftead of mooting a|^ Aurengz,eb, he took off the Head of the 

 General of his Armv, who was a little before himj which put a ftop to the 

 Affault they were about to have giv'n , the Army being in a confufion upon 

 his death. Abdul-jaber-Beg, General of the King of Golconda?, Army, lying not 

 far fr .m the Camp with a flying Armv of four thoufand Horfe, underftanding 

 the difbrder of the Enemy by reafbn of the lofs of their General, laid hold of 

 lb favourable an opportunity, gave them a defperate charge in that confufion, 

 and putting them to the rout, purfu'd them till night, for four or five Leagues. 

 Some few days before the General's death, the King of Golconda finding that 

 his provifions faiPd him in the Fortrefs, was about to have deliver'd the Keys j 

 but as I faid before, Mirz,a- Mahomed, his Son-in-Law, fnatch'd them out of 

 his hand, and threatn'd to kill him, if he perfever'd in that refolution. Which 

 was the reafon, that the King who lov'd him not before, had ever after the 

 greateft affection imaginable for him as long as he liv'd. 



Amengx,eb being thus conftrain d to raife his Siege, ftay'd fome days to rally 

 his Troops ; and having receiv'd a recruit of frefh men, return'd again to ttfe 

 Siege, with new refolutions. But Mirgimola, who had ftill fome kindnefs for 

 the King remaining in his breaft, would not permit Aurengz*eb to ufe the ut- 

 moft of extremity, but by his wit and good management gain'd a fufpenfion 

 Of Arms. 



Cha-jehan, the Father of Aurengz.eb , had formerly had great kindneflès 

 fhew'n him by the King of Golconda, to whom he fled, after he had loft the 

 Battel, together with his eldeft Brother, which he fought againft fehan-guir 

 Ills Father, with whom he made War. The eldeft Son was taken, and fehan- 

 guir caus'd his eyes to be put out ; but Cha-jehan being more wary, fled, and 

 was entertain d by the King of Golconda, with whom he enter'd into a particular 

 and ftrict friendship 5 Cha-jehan making an Oath to his Benefactor, that he would 

 never wage War againft him upon any occafion whatever. Mirgimola there- 

 fore knowing that it would be no difficult thing to bring two Kings, that were 

 Friends, to an accommodation, wrought underhand, with both, toward the con- 

 clufion of a Peace. And he fo brought his bufinefs about, that the King of Gol- 

 conda writ a Letter firft to Cha-jehan 3 wherein he fubmiffively requefted him 



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