'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.' [‎117] (436/1024)

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Book II. Travels in India*.
the Princes whom he ferv’d. But firft he betray’d the King of Gokonda, un
der whom he advanc’d his Fortune^ and next to him Cha-jchan; under whofe
protection he rofe fo high, that there was not a Nobleman in all India mor#
powerful or richer than he. Otherwife he is both belov’d and fear’d by the
Soldiers, and perfectly underflands the Art of War, according to the cuftom
of the Country. The two Armies engaging feveral times, the Vidory fome-
times on the one lide, and fometimes. on the other } fo that Snit an Mahomed
finding it likely to be a tedious War, aflifted by the Counfels of his Lieute
nant, refolv’d to add policy to flrength. Thereupon he treats underhand with
the Officers of his Uncle’s Army, makes them magnificent promifes, and fo ear-
neftly folicites them to come oyer to j 4 nreng-z,eb\ party, whom he call’d 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-S ^/?,agiainfi: which he could not provide. For they that
adhear’d to him being a mercenary generation,that ferves whoever gives molt
finding they had little more to exped from a Prince whofe Exchequer was
empty, refolv’d to^ drive a Trade with Anreng-iLtb, who was Mailer of all the
Treafure in the Kingdom. And thus did Aureng-wb debauch the Army of his
Brother, who in the lall Battel, feeing himfelf abondon’d by all his Soldiers
was forc’d to fave himfelf by flight, with his Wives and Children. The Tray’
tors affiam’d of their treachery, did not fo fmartlypurfue the unfortunate Prince
as they might have done, but prefently fell to plund 5 ring his Tents and Bag
gage } which Emir-Jemla, fuffer’d them to do, in recompence of their Trea-
fon. Snitan-Sujab in the mean time croffing the Ganges with his Retinue re
tir’d fome time afterwards into the Kingdom of Arakan^ upon the Confines of
Bengala, where we fhall leave him for a time.
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CHAP. VI.
Of the Imprifonment of Sultan-Mahomed, Aureng-zeb’j eldefi [on ;
and tf/Sultan Soliman Chekour, eldeft fon u/Dara-Cha.
T Hough Auireng-z.eb were elteem’d a very great Politician, and were fo in
deed, yet he fail’d in his Politicks, to trull his Son with fuch a power
ful Army, under the Conduct of a Captain who had already betray’d two Mailers.
However at length he began to be jealous, lell Heaven Ihould infpire his own
hon to revenge the crimes which he 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 praftifing mifchief againll him;
tor the better difcovery whereof, he wrote to Emir-Jemla. But the Tetter un
happily mifcarrying, was taken by Sultan Mahomeds Guards, and giv’n to the
young Prince } who being a perfon of a quick apprehenfion, conceal’d the tu
nnels trom EmrJJemla^ and fearing left he fhould receive other Orders more
v t0 n 1 away his life ’ he t0 P a ^ s the Ganges and throw himfelf
P°n his Uncle Sultan-Sujah ; from whom he expeded more mercy than from
is gather. With this refolutionhe feign’d to go a billing,and palling the Ganges,
rpmn eve u al u? fficers that adher ’ d t0 kim, he went diredly to Sultan Sujatfs
rrmfS’ w !l lc k lay on the other fide of the River} the Sultan having rais’d a
hie n £ i e ^® rce in dle Kingdom of Aruban. Sultan Mahomed coming into
taken eS P re ^ n ^> threw himfelf at his feet, begging his pardon for having
Suit^ ^ im ’ as bcin S forc ’ d thereto by his Father. Now though
Csmn b . ad rea f°n enough to believe, that Mahomed’s coming into his
con i^ as onl y a . tr ^ c ^ his Father, to fend his Son as a Spy to difeover his
Proftrar e a vertnous and generous Prince, and feeing his Nephew
him Ir ^ ou ci rv not: but . r aife him up; after which, embracing
’ ur d blm °f his Protedion againft Anreng^eb, Some days after,thefc
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