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Travels into ^/;^ I N D I E S. Part III. 
The Empire of the Great Mogul which in particular is called Mogulifian 
is the largeft and moft powerful Kingdom of the Indies ^ and the Forces of 
the other Kings of Jndofian ought the lefs to be compared to his, that moft 
of them are in fome dépendance on that Prince. I fhall write what I know 
of their KingdomSj when 1 have treated of his and of himfelf. 
G H A P. III. 
0/?iif Great Mogul. 
' He Great Mogul defcends in dired line from Tamer^an^^N\\o^c Succeffours 
that fetled in the Indies, took to themfelves the Name of Moguls^ that 
they might be diftinguifhed from thole to whom that Prince left Zagatay^ 
CoraJJaTty Perjia^ and other Countries to be Governed after him. They 
thought that that Name might contribute much to the Glory of their Fa- 
mily 5 becaufe by taking it they would more ealily perfwade Men, that 
€inguisCan. fhey are of the Race of Ginguis Can, the Firft Emperourof the Ancient 
Moguls, who had carried it above Twelve Ages before; them, and who un- 
der that Title began the Grcateft and moft Powerful Empire in the World. 
^!osnl. Mogul was heretofore the Name of a mighty People, who inhabited a vaft 
Country at the extremity of Eaft Tartary^ towards the North, which fomç 
have called Moguls others Mongul and Mongal, and others MoeuU[lan^ where 
Ginguis Can was Born. That "Empcrour or Great Chan^ reckiced it wholly 
under his Obedience, before he undertook the Conqucft of the reft of Jfia -, 
and his Subjeds, as well as he, were called Moguls. This gave occafion to 
thofeof India^ to take the fame Name, thereby to fignifie that they are de- 
Icended from him. 
Tamerhn, As for the Gcncalogy of Tamerlan, it muft be examined fome where elfe 
than in the relation of Travels, if one would know the truth of it, becaufe 
of the diverlity of opinions that are to be found amongft the Oriental wri- 
ters upon that fubjeét. 
Tamerlan had already given great jealoiifie to the Indians, by Conquering 
GazNit. j-j-jg Province of Gaz,na, which had been fometimes in their dépendance, 
though lying a great deal on this lide of the Indies^ and which in his own 
Pir-Mul'e?»- lifetime was PofTefled by Tir Mubemmed, Son of his Eldeft Son Gayeteddin , 
, but when Mirz^a Baber^ who defcended from the Third Son of that Em- 
Id/rzf Baher W'^'^^^^i rctrc^-ted thither after the lofs of Maurenahor or Zagat ay, he beftirred 
trza a er. j^-^^^ç^i^ ^^jj fctling his Dominion there, as he did in fome other 
Countries of the hdies that lay next to him, and were, according to the 
Htmayoji. Leheltaric, (he Reigned Fourty three Years,) that his Son Humayon had no 
great difficulty to get Footing in Jndofian after the death of .his Father^ 
which happened in the Year 1 530. and who had already made fome unfuc- 
cefsful attempts in that Country. 
This young Prince made himfelf Mafter of Candahar, Caboul^ and many 
other Towns,the greateft part whereof he loft fometime after by the Valour 
of Chaakm King of Bengale and Deran ; but he recovered them in procefs of 
time by the means of Tahmas Kings of Vtrfia, whofe Sifter he Married, and 
having carried his Conqueft farther on, he made Delhy the Capital of his 
Kingdom. 
Echeir. His Son Rchar Succeded him -, and having joyncd a great many Provinces 
of Jndofian to thofe wliich his Father left him, died in the Year 1604. 
Cehatt'uir. ^^^^^ his Eldeft Son, was immediately Crowned by the Name of Geban- 
guir ; and having Reigned Three and twenty Years, and enlarged the Con- 
queft, he died in the Year 1 627. 
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