'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎68] (387/1024)

Travels in India. ParTil
the King of Golcovda, whom he look’d upon now no more as his fth? r~
as one of his molt inveterate Enemies. Thereupon' he wrote to the ^
this effect: That if he would join with him, he would give him an 0 Uncet<>
nity to poflefs himfelf of the whole Kingdom of Golvendu and that li^i]? rtU "
not negledt fo fair an opportunity to enlarge the Dominions of the Great a W
£«/, the fuccelfion whereof might as well concern him, as any of the r i> r
his Brothers. But the anfwer which fent hint, was cont Clt °
his exportation 5 who told him, that he. could not tell how’to trait a r t0
who as he went about to betray his King, might more eaiily be drawn
tray a E^eign Prince, whom he had inveigl’d only for the fake ofliU r
venge £and that therefore he Ihould not rely upon him. Upon si i->'
refufal, MirpmoU wrote to Juren^b , who was then in his Government <•
Bramponre, who. being not fo nice as his Brother, accepted of the propofl the
was made him. Thus while Mirgimola advanc’d with his Troops toward
nabar,Aurengztb haften’s toward Decern, and both Annies being join’d T'"
came to the Gates of Bagmbar before the King was in a poilure to receive
them. He had only time to retreat into his Fortrefs of to which
Au.rengz.eb ,after he had rifl’d the City of Bagnabar, and plunder’d the Palace
lay’d a clofe Siege. The King feeing hinsfelf thus vigoroufly prefs’d, fent awav
to Mtrgtmola his Wife and Children very honourably. For there is venue and
generality in the Indians, as well as in the Europeans y of which I will give you"
an illuftrious Example in the perfon of the King of Some days after
the Enemy had befieg d the Foitrefs, a Caroncer efpying Aarengz.eb upon his
Elephant, riding about to view the Fortifications of the Caftle, told the Kin-’
being then upon the Baftion, that if he pleas’d he would fetch off JxnzJH
with a Canon-lhot; and at the fame time was about to give fire: but the Kins
holding his hand, told him he perceiv’d it well enough, but that it behov’d
Kings to be better Husbands of the Lives of Princes. The Canoneer obey’d
the King, and inftead oflhooting at Anrengz.eb, he took off the Head of the
General of his Army, who was a little before him y which put a flop to the
Allault they were about to have giv’n, the Army being in a confulion upon
Ins death. Adbchii-jaber-B General of the King of Golconda s Army lying not
far from the Carop 5 with a flying Army of four thouland Horfe, underilandins
the diforder of the Enemy by reafon of the lofs of their General, laid hdd of
fo favourable an opportunity, gave them a defperate charge in that confulion,
and putting them to the rout, perfifld them till night, for four or five Leagues.
Some few days before the General’s death, the King of Golconda finding that
his provifions fail’d him in the Fortrefs, was about to have deliver’d the Keys*
but as I faid before, ASrz,a^JlTahomed y his Son-in-Law, fnatch’d them out of
his hand, and threatned to kill him, if he perfever’d in that refblution. Which
was the realon, that the King who lov’d him not before, had ever after the
greateft affedion imaginable for him as,long as he liv’d.
^wengz-eb being thus conftrain’d to raife his Siege, Itay’d fome days to rally
his Troops; and having receiv’d a recruit of freih men, return’d again to the
Siege, with new refolutions. But Mrrglmola^ who had ft ill fome kindnefsfor
the King remaining in his brealt, would not permit y 4 arengz.eb to ufe the ut-
moit extremity, but by his wit and good management gain’d a fufpeniion
of Arms. 1
Cha-jehan y the Father of Anretjgz.eb y had formerly had great kinclncffes
fhew n him by the King of Golconda y to whom he fled after he had loif the
Battel, togethei with his eldefl Brother, which he fought again#
his Father, with whom he made War. The eldefl: Son was taken, and JehM-
gmr caus d his eyes to be put out y but Cba-jehan being more wary, fled?
n I1 ! :er ^. n ^ ky the King of Golconda y with whom he enter’d into a particular
and fend friendfliip y Cha-jehan making an Oath to his Benefador,that he would
never wage War again# him upon any occaflon whatever. ATirgimola there
fore knowing that it would be no difficult thing to bring two Kings, that were
friends, to an accommodation, wrought underhand with both, toward the con-
c ulion of a Peace. And he fo brought his bufinefs about, that the King oiGoG
eon a writ a Letter fir# to Cha-jehan y wherein he iubmiflively requeited hi®