'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.' [‎6] (677/1024)

6 The Hiftory of the Late Revolution
neareft Relations and beft Friends pofTeffing the principal Offices. The King’s Mother
alfo, who did not hate him, had fpeedy information of the fame. Which obliged
Emir, without delay, to write to his only Son, Mahmt Emir-Kan ^ who then was about
the King, requiring him to do the bed he could to withdraw with all fpeed from the
Court, under fome pretence of Hunting, or the like, and to come and join with him.
Mahmet Emir-Kan failed not to attempt divers ways b but, the King cauling him to be
narrowly obferved, none of them all would fucceed. This very much perplexed Emir
and made him take a ft range refolution, which call the King in great danger to lofe his
Crown and Life i fo true ’tis, that he who knows not,to Viffemble, k/ 10 ^ s not howto Reign.
He writ to /Iureng-Zcbe y who was then in Vaulet-Abaci, the Capital of Decan, about
ffteenor bxteen days Journey from Golkgnda, giving him to underhand, that the King
of Golkonda did intend to ruine him and his Family, notwithiianding the fignal Services
he had done him, as all the World knew •, which was an unexampled Injufiice and In
gratitude - , that this neccffitated him to take his refuge to him, and to intreat him, that
he would receive him into his protection *, that, for the reft, if he would follow his ad
vice, and confide in him, he would fb difpofe Affairs, that he would at once put into his
- hands both the King and Kingdom of Golkonda. This thing he made very eafie , uhtig
the following Difcourfe : You need but take four or five thoufand Horfe , of the belt
of your Army, and to march with Expedition to fpreading a rumor by the
way, that’tis an Ambaffador of CA«/;-Je/w /2 that goes in hafte, about confiderable mat
ters, tofpeak with the King at Bag-naguer. The Vabir, who is 'he that is fir ft to be
addrefted unto, to make any thing known unto the King, is allied to me, and my crea
ture, and altogether mine , take care of nothing but to march with Expedition, and I
will fo order it, that without making you known, you fhall come to theGa'te's of Bag-
naguer b and when the King fhall come out to receive the Letters, according to cuftom,
you may eatily feize on him, and afterwards of all his Family, and do with him what
fhall feem good to youin regard that his houfe of Bag-uaguer, where he commonly
relideS, is unwalkd and unfortified. He added, that he would make this Enterprife up
on his own charges, offering him fifty thoufand Roitpies a day ( which is about five and
twenty thoufand Crowns ) during the whole time of the March.
Aureng-Zebe, who looked only for fome fuch occafion, h; d no mind at all to lofe fo
fair an one. He foon undertook the Expedition, and did fo fortunateh manage his En
terprife, that he arrived at Bag-naguer, without being otherwife known than as an Am-
baffador of Chah-Jehan. The King of Goltynda being advertifed of the arrival of this
pretended Ambaflador, came forth into a Garden, according to cuftom, received him
with honour, and having unfortunately put himfelf into the hands of his Enemy, ten or
twelve Slaves, Gurgis, were ready to fall upon and to feize his perfon, as had been pro
jected h but that a certain OwmrE, touched with tendernefs, could rot forbear to cry
out, (hough he was of the Party, and a creature of Emir, Doth not your Majejiy fee that
ft Aureng-Zebe ? Away, or you are tak^n. Whereat the King being airighted, flips
away, and gets haftily on horfeback, riding with all his might totheFortrefs of Golkon
da, which is but a fhort League from thence. ^
- Aureng-Zebe feeing he was defeated inhisdefign, yet was not therefore difeompofed \
but feizedat the fame time on the Royal Houfe, takerh all the rich and good things he
finds there h yet fending to the King all his Wives ( which over all the Indies is very re-
ligioufly obferved ) and goeth to befiege him in his Fortrefs. But as the Siege, for
want of having brought along all Neceifarics, held on long, and lafted above two
months, he received order from Chah-Jehan to raife it, and to retire into Decan again *
fo that, although the Fortrefs was reduced toExtremities, for want of Victuals and
Ammunition of War, he found himfelf obliged to abandon his Enterprife. He knew
very well, that it wasDara and Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. that hadinducm Chab-Jehan to fend thefe Or
ders, from the apprehenfion they entertained, he ilould become too powerful, but
in the mean time he never difcoveFd any refentment of it, faying only, that he ought
to obey the Orders of his Father. Yet he withdrew not, without caufing under-Hand
payment to be made to him of all the Charges of his Expedition : Bcfides, he rnmied
his Son Sultan Mahmoud to the eldeft Daughter of that King, with a promife, that he
would make him his Succeffor, caufing him alfo to’give him for a Dowiy the Furtrds
and the Appurtenances of Bamguyre. He alfo made the King confent, that all the Silver
Money that(hould be Coined for the future in that Kingdom, fhould bear on one fide
the hxmsot Chah-Jehan '-i and that Emir-Jemla fhould withdraw with his whole Fami-
ly, all his Goods, Troops, and Artillery. Lhefe