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Travels in India. 



Part II. 



to force the Palace^ and after they had put all the Royal Family to the Sword, to 

 proclaim him King of Arakjtn. But this Plot being difcover'd the day it fhould 

 have been executed, Sultan Sujab, and Sultan Bangue, his Son, had no other way 

 to fave themfelves, but by flight into the Kingdom of Pegu. But their way lying 

 over Mountains almoft impaflàble, and through thick Forrefts full of Tigers and 

 Lions, and being alfo clofely purfu'd, their flight avail'd them little or nothing. 

 Sultan Bangue however being behind, to keep the Purfuers in play while his Fa- 

 ther and his Family gain'd ground, ftoutly defended himfelf againft the firft Af- 

 failants, but at length being overpower'd by number, he was taken together with 

 his two little Brothers, his Mother and his Sifters ; who were all put in frifon, 

 where they were very ill-us'd. But fome time after, the King having a defire to 

 marry the eldeft Sifter of Sultan Bangue } they had a little more liberty allow'd 

 them. However they enjoy'd it not long, for the young Prince being of a tur- 

 bulent and ambitious fpirit, plotted new treafbns againft the King, which being 

 difcover'd, the King immediately caus'd the whole Family to be put to death, not 

 (paring the young Princefs his Wife, though (he were big with Child. 



As for Sultan Sujab, who was formoft among thofe that fled, it is rhoft generally 

 thought that either he was flain by the Souldiers who were fent to apprehend 

 him, or that he was torn in pieces by the Tigers and Lions j of which thofe For- 

 refts are full. 



CHAP, VIL 



Of the beginning ofAureng-zebV Reign, and the T)eath of Cha-jeharr 



his Father. 



SOme days before he afcended the Throne, he fent to his Father to fend him 

 fome of his Jewels, to the end he might appear before his people with the 

 fame magnificence as his Predeceffors had done. Cha-jehan taking this requeft 

 of his Sons for an affront put upon him in Prifon, fell into fuch a rage that,he con- 

 tinu'd mad for fome days, and had like to have dy'd upon it. In the excefs of his 

 vexation he call'd feveral times for a Morter and a Peftle, threatning to beat all his 

 Jewels to powder, before his Son fhould have them. But Begum-Sahcb, his eldeft 

 Daughter, never forfbok him, throwing her felf at his feet, and by vertue of that 

 criminal power which fhe had over him, as being both his Daughter and his 

 Wife, kept him from ufing that extremity 5 more out of a defign to preferve the 

 Jewels for her felf, than for her Brother, to whom fhe had always been a mortal 

 enemy. For this reafon, when Aureng-z.eb afcended the Throne, he had no more 

 than one Jewel upon his Bonnet : This Bonnet cannot be call'd a Grown j and by 

 confequehce neither can the Ceremony be call'd a Coronation. 



At the time that Aureng-z.eb took pofleffion of the Throne, he would not eat 

 any wheaten-bread, nor meat, nor fifh, but fed upon barly-bread, herbs and fweet- 

 meats, which was a kind of Penance that he impos'd upon himfelf for fo many 

 crimes. 



When Aurcng-z,eb was fettl'd in the Empire, feveral Embafladors came to Jeha- 

 nabat to congratulate him, on the behalf of the Kings their Mafters, as from the 

 King of theVsbeckTartars, the Sheriff of Mecca,the Prince of Balfara, and the 

 Kings of Arabia Wêiïpxl&ïiâ Ethiopia. The Hollanders alfb fènt Menheir Adrican, 

 chief of their Factory in Surat , who was kindly receiv'd, and firft difpatch'd. For 

 'tis a piece of State, to keep the Embafladors a good while at Court before they 

 have Audience. All thefè Embafladors prefented Aureng-z.eb with the rarities of 

 their Countrey $ who to get himfelf a good name in Afia, fent them away very 

 well fatisfVd. 



Some months before the death of Cha-jeban, Aureng~z.eb fent an Embafiador 

 into PerJta J who was magnificently receiv'd. For a month together he was nothing 

 hut feafted and carefs'd with all manner of divertifements. The day that he was 



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