ii4 T ravels in India. Part, II . 



found out a way to deprive her of them after a very plaufible manner ; making 

 a fhew of bellowing very great Honours and Carefles upon his Sifter, and taking 

 her along with him to fehanabad. But in a fhort time after we heard the news 

 of her death ; whieh prov'd , and all people fufpected her to have been poifon'd. 



CHAP. IV. 



Of the Flight of Dara-cha to the Kingdoms of Scindi and Gazerat : Of 

 the fécond Battel which he fought againft Aureng-zeb : His being 



takew c Fnfo7îer, and death. 



T~\Ara-cha having carri'd along with him the beft part of the Gold and Silver 

 jlJ which was in the Fortrefs of Agra by his Father's advice, and being got in- 

 to the Kingdom of Labor, was in good hopes to have rais'd an Army in a more 

 time to have ftopt the proceedings of his Brother. His moft faithful Servants 

 and Friends had always accompani'd him in his misfortune. And as for his Eldeft, 

 Son^ Soliman Shekoar i he went, with the Raja Roup, into the Territories of that 

 Raja's own demeans, to levy men ; carrying along with him five-millions of 

 Roupies, which make of our Money feven-millions and 5-00000 Livres. But 

 that great Sum opening the Raja Roup's eyes, he moft treacheroufly and infa- 

 moufly feiz'd upon it ; whereupon Soliman Chekour, fearing he fhould proceed 

 farther, and make fome attempt upon his perfon, fled in all haft into the Kingdom 

 of Sireneguer, under the protection of the Raja Nakti-Rani, who more foully 

 and bafely deliver'd him up fometime after to Aureng-z*eb. 



Dara-cha having notice of the Raja Ronp^s treafon, and feeing all his friends; 

 had forfook him, arid were revolted to Aureng-z^eb, quitted Labor, and retir'd in- 

 to the Kingdom of Scindi. Before he left the Fortrefs, he fent all the Gold, 

 Silver, Jewels and Wealth that was in the Fort, away by water to Balder, a Fort 

 in the midft of the River Indus. To guard all that Wealth, he left an Eunuch, 

 and fix-thoufand men, with all provifions necelfary for a Siege ; after that he went 

 to Scindi,whcre he left feveral great pieces of Cannon.Then he march'd through the 

 Territories of the Raja of Kachnagana, who made him mountainous promifes to> 

 no effect then he came into the Kingdom of Gazerat, where the people receiv'd 

 him as their lawful King and Heir to Cha-jchan. He fent his Orders to all the 

 Cities, and particularly to Surat, where he appointed a Governor j but the Gover- 

 nor of the Fortrefs, who was left there by Morat-Bakche, refus'd to fubmit tf» 

 Dara-cha, Co that he was forc'd to let him alone. 



. In the mean time Dara-cha receiv'd news at Amadabat, that fcffhmfeing, one of 

 the moft potent Raja's in all India, was fall'n off from Attreng-z.eb. The fame; 

 Raja, alio folicits him to advance with his Army. Dara-cha confiding in his 

 words, folio w'd his counfel, and march'd to Emir, which was the place of Rende- 

 vouz appointed. But Raja fejfomfeing being regainM by the perfwafions of RaM 

 feffeing, more potent than himfelf, to favour Attreng~z.eb, never met according to, 

 his.promife} nor did he come till the laft pufhj and then only with a defign tO/ 

 betray the poor Prince. Thus the two Brothers meeting, they came to a Battel 

 which lafted three days : but in the heat of all the Fight, fejfomfeing fhewing an 

 apparent treachery, went over to Aureng-z.eb ; upon which Dara-chds Souldiers 

 immediately fled. Dara-cha having thus loft all his hopes, and finding Fortune con- 

 trary to all his expectations, fled away likewilç with his Wives, fome of his Chil- 

 dren, and his moft faithful Servants, in an equipage that drew compaffion. Buc 

 coming to Amadabat, the Governor having declar'd for Aureng-z.eb i deni'd hii# 

 entrance. Thereupon he difcamp'd in the middle of the night, and took the road 

 for Scindi. 



He arriv'd ztSmndfyWhb an intention to pafs into Ter fia, where Cha-Abas tbe 

 Second expected himi with a? magnificent Retinue, and a refoJution to have affifted 



• : him : 



