'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎75] (96/448)

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The Coolyes d eftroyed. War in T>ecan. ^ft.India. 75
her Br ?^" M^-chanand moft of her kindred foiled upon
with the addition of Honours, Wealth and Command. And in this Sun-lhine of con!'
f0meyCarSWlthfllSl0Vd y ^ ee "' ^^out regarding ought fave
Amo 1610. of t\\<t Hegira 990. and m the fixth year of his Reign,
rh aC %I r tutotihipof Mortefa-rhim) was fent Viceroy to at which time
Cptn-Jehan was fent toBrampm-, and Mahohet-chm appointed General and orHer H
with an Army againft Radge,Rana or Rahama of who at that inftant las brdce
out into I^belhon. The County alfo of RadjeaCottz. fa branch of was that
year fuDjedted under the Imperial Crown of/W*/?*,, by the valour and good condud of
Tzjthttnchan. During which, Mahohet-chm (hy that time in Provinces) goes on
viftonoufly, foxcmg many Holds and Caftles from thofe indomitable but rbv
envy of fome at Court; in this his profperous proceeding was recalled back
to Court and Ahdd-chan made General in his place. This alteration did not much alter
the eltate of the Army, as fome thought; for Abdul profecutes Ram with no lefs vi-
gour and fuccefs, urging him to a fet Battel at Sijf-meer > where Abdul ^ot the better
chafing Radgee to Oudepore and Pormandd, killing many of his men, enriching themfelveq
with abundance of Spoil and Captives*, and after much toil and fome lofs he fackt Sxa
'vend rWs.ftrongeftCaftle; till then judged impregnable-, wherein they had ftore
of warlike Provifion, and many Pagods, which for above 1000 years had ftood there
fuperltitioufly adored ^ thefe the Mahometans burnt, and in place of them reared a ftu-
pendious Mofque for Mahometan Devotion. Abdul-cam lo fortunately managed this
VI ar againft Rava, that Jangheer the great Mogul fends him thanks, and orders him to
live a while m Gufurat, not only to curb but to extirpate that rafcal-race of Coolyes and
Bielfgrates which (o thievifhly robb'd the Caffilaes and lived upon the fpoil of peaceful
paflengers. Abdul fails not in that: For with fifteen thoufand Horfe fent out in
ieveral parties, he ferrets and purfues them in all places where he knew they lurked
and after many petty encounters took Bder their retreating place (feventy courfe from
Amadavad \ ) yea, happily fell upon them one time when they were together, and hav
ing with eafe put them to flight, in the chafe flew half their rabble, together with
Lael-Cooly their Ring-leader, whofehead he fent to Amadabat, and (as a memorial of
his Vidory and terrour to all fuch Rebels) commanded that it fhould be fet upon a
Pinacle. *
But Cam-Jehan (during thefe broils) waiting all cccafions of conqueft in Decan
through difcord and envy of fome Llmbraes in the Army, finds his fuccefs grow worfe
and worfe againlt Melee Amber, and knows no remedy without acquainting the Mogul
therewith and as an expedient he intreats that one of his Sons might come thither to
command, by whofe greatnefs the Army might be better ordered. After confideration,
the King fends Sultan Perwees his Son, and with him Radjea Ramdas } who from Brawl
pore fends Chan J eh an and Manfingh with an Army to Bellaguatej where they fend defiance
to Melee : But jangheer better knowing the prudence of Melee Amber and his power,
fpeeds Chan Afem after them with four thoufand men more to re-inforce his Army \
which done^ he removes his Lefear to Afmeer, a place convenient for hunting. Chan
Afem was no fooner come to Br amy ore but he intreats Ganganna (^Lieutenant of Khoor)
to join with him, and fo haftens towards Bellaguate with an Army of 100000 men, 600
Elephants fof which huge Creature this Empire is thought to have 40000/and 12000
Camels', yea, of fuch fame grew this Expedition, that ere they departed Cuneam they
were of Horfe and Foot no lefs than 600000. With this great Body Abdul chan pene
trates into the very heart of Deean, no reliftance being made either in Field, Town, or
Garrifon, fo that through all Beder, Aurdenagar, Gent fro, and as far as Kerehy ( the
Seat Royal) they marched without refiftance, burning and plundring as they iifted^
fparing neither Villages, Temples, nor Inhabitants not to be counted. The Deean King
aftonifhed at their numbers, and unable to refift this torrent, flies to and fro, nor reft-
ing any where till he came to Daultabaty ten miles from Kerkie, a Caftle of great ftrength:
For having made fome fmall skirmiilies and ambufcadoes, they appeared to fo little pur-
pofe, that Melee Amber (albeit Mamet Lary and Waekhyl AdeLehan were new come to his
aid with above twenty thoufand Horfe, and fome Infantry ) devifes rather to quit his
Kingdom of them by ftratagem, than hazard it by chance of War. No adions are more
fubjed to fudden and unexpeded Events than thofe of War. Melee cunningly writes
counterfeit Letters direded from fome Radgees about Jangheers Court', containing a
private advertifement of the Moguls death and Curroons advancement to the Crown:
Thefe he gives in charge to a crafty Bannyan •, who circling about as if he came from
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