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

 der whom he advanc'd his Fortune ; and next to him Cha-jehan y under whofe 

 protection he rofe fo high, that there was not a Nobleman in all India more 

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

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

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

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

 finding it likely ro be a tedious War, affifted by the Côunfels of his Lieute- 

 nant, refolv'd to add policy to ftrength. 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 Atireng-z^efs party, whom he calPd the 

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

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

 mortal blow to Sultan-Sujah J 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 Aureng-z^eb , who was Matter of all the 

 Treafure in the Kingdom. And thus did Aureng-z~eb debauch the Army of his 

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

 was forc'd to fàve 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; which Bipir-femla fuffer'd them to do, in recompence of their Trea- 

 fon. Sultan-Si. <j 'ah in the mean time eroding the Ganges with his Retinue, re- 

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

 Bengala y where we fhall leave him for à time. 



CHAP. , VL 



Of the zmprifinment of Su'uan-Mahcmed ,. Aureng-zebV eldefl fen j 

 and of Sultan Soliman Chekour, cldtÏÏ fin of Da'ra-Cha. 



T Hough Aureng-^eb were efteem'd a very great Politician, and were fo 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 Mafters. 

 However at length he began to be jealous, left Heaven mould infpire his own 

 Son to révenge the crimes which hé had committed. And upon this, receiving 

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

 he then abfolutely believ'd that his Son was practifing mifchief againft him j 

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

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

 young Prince 5 who being a perfon of a quick apprehenfion, conceal'd the bu- 

 fmefs from Emlr-femla ; and fearing left he mould 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 fifhing, and parting the Ganges, 

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

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

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

 his Uuncles prefence, threw himfelf at his feet, begging his pardon for having 

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

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

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

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

 proftrate at his feet, he could not but raife him up j after which, embracing 

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



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