Book II. Travels 



til India. ... I J A 



the King to refill the violence of his victorious Sons, (hut himfelf up in the 

 Caftle of Agra , to the end he might not be furpriz'd, but have time and 

 leifure to obferve how far the infolence of his children would tranfport them. 

 As for Anrengz,eb, who had Morat Bakche fafe enough, he enters -rfgra, feigning 

 to believe a report that Cba-jehan was dead, that he might have liberty to get 

 into the Fortrefs, where he faid one of the Omra's would make it out. The more 

 he reported the death of Cha-jehan, the more did the King endeavour to let the 

 people know he was alive. But finding both Power and Fortune had taken 

 Aureng-z.ePs party ; and being alfo in great neceffity for want of water, he fent 

 Fai~el-Kan, grand Matter of his Houfhold, to afTure his Son that he was alive j 

 and withal to tell him that it was the King's command, that he mould retire to 

 his Vice-Rpy-fhip in Dec an, without putting him to any more vexation, and that 

 upon his obedience, He would forgive whatever had paft. Aurengz.eb, firm in his 

 refolution, return'd for anfwer to Faz^el-Kan, that he was certain that the King 

 his Father was dead, and that upon that account he had only taken Arms to fe- 

 cure the Grown to himfelf, which he thought he deferv'd, as well as the reft of 

 his Brothers. That if his Father were living, he had too great a refpect for hirri 

 to undertake the leaft enterprize that fhould difpleafe him ; and therefore that 

 he might be certain he was not dead, he defir'd to fee him, and to kifs his feet j 

 and having fo done, he would retire to his Government, and punctually obey his 

 Commands. Faz.el-Kan return'd this anfwer to the King, who declar'd that he 

 fhould be glad to fee his Son, and fent back Faz.el-Kan, to tell him he fhould be 

 welcome. But Aureng-z.eb more cunning than Cha-jehan, aflur'd Faz.ei-Kan that 

 he would not fephis foot in the Caftle, till the Garrifon that was in it fhould be 

 fent away to make room for his men. For the Prince Was afraid, and not without 

 reafon, if he fhould adventure into a Fortrefs where he was not abfolute Mafter 

 himfelf, left they fhould feize his perfon, of which the King being apprehenfive, 

 Contented to his propofal, not being able to do better at that time. Thereupon 

 the Garrifon which belong'd to Cha-jehan was fent out of the Caftle, and another 

 of Aureng-z.eb's enter'd, commanded by Saltan Mahomet the eldeft of his Sons, 

 to whom he gave order to fecure his Father's perfon. When they were thus got 

 in, and his Father fafe, he delaid feeing his Father from day to day, waiting (as he 

 gave ou t for excuie^) a kind opportunity for the enterviewj and pretending his 

 Aftrologers did not prefently think it feafonable, he retir'd into the Countrey, to 

 a Houfe about two or three leagues from Agra, which very much difpleafèd the 

 people, who waited every day for the fortunate hour, from which they expected 

 a conclufion of their miferies by the Father and Son's d.ifcourfe together. But 

 Aweng-z-eb, who Was in no great baft to fee his Father, took up another refblu^ 

 tion, which was tô feize upon all his Fathers treafure, which Dara-Sha had not 

 time to carry away. He alfo fhùt up in the fame Fortrefs Begum-Saheb his Sifter, 

 to keép thé King company, by whom fhe was entirely belov'd : and took into 

 his own hands all the wealth fhe had got, by her Father's liberality. 



Cha-jehan enrag'd to fee himfelf us'd in that manner by his own Son, made an 

 attempt to efcape, and killed fome of the Guards that oppos'd him ; which 

 caus'd Aureng-z-tb more ftrictly to confine him. In the mean time it was a won- 

 derful thing to fee that not one of the Servants of fo great a King fo much as 

 offer'd to help him , that all his Subjects fhould forfake him, and turn their eyes 

 upon the rifing-Sun ; acknowledging only Aareng-ub for King, while they feem'd 

 to have forgotten Cha-jehan, though ftill alive. Thus this great Monarch fadly 

 ended his days in Prifon, and dy'd in the Fortrefs of Agra in the year 1666 

 the laft time that I was in India. 



During his Reign he had begun to build the City of fehanabad, though he had 

 not quite finifh'd it, and therefore he defir'd to fee it once more before he dy'd y 

 but Aureng-z.eb would not give him leave, unlefs he would be content to go and 

 come back by Water, or elfe to be confin'd to the Caftle of fehanabad, as he was 

 at Agra, which refufal of his Son did fo torment him, that it haften'd His end. 

 Which as foon as Aureng-z.eb heard 1 of, he came to Agra, and feiz'd upon all the 

 Jewels, which he had not taken from his Father while he Iiv'd. Begitm-Sakeb 

 had alfo a quantity of Jewels, which he had not taken from her when he put her 

 ihto the Caftle. But now, becaufe fhe had formerly taken her Father's part,- hé. 



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