'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.' [‎11] (682/1024)

of the Empire of the M O G O L,
very aifedionate to Vara *, he muft command them to hght for Vara^ again# his own
Blood, his own Children, and thofe, for whom he hath more dteem than for Vara b
he is obliged forthwith to fend an Army again# Sultan Sujah, becaufe ’tis he that is
moft advanced i and he is to fend another again# Aureng-Zebe and Mored-Ba\che 0 who
no lefs are marching towards him.
Soliman Chekguh, the elde# Son of Vara^ a young Prince of about five and twenty
years of Age, very proper of Body, and of good Parts and Condud, generous, libe
ral, and univerfally beloved, efpecially ot Cbah-Jehan^ who had already enriched him,
and who confidered /wra rather for his Succeffor than ZW, was he, that was made
General of this Army again# Sujah. Neverthelefs Chah-Jeban, who wiftied much ra
ther, that Sujah were returned to Bengale, than that the matter fiiould be tryed by a
bloody Combat, which could not be but very Tragical, and wherein he run the hazard
of lofing one or other of his Sons, gave him for Companion an Ancient Raja King , called
Jejfeigne, who is at prefent one of the powerfulleft and riche# Rajahs of all Indoftan y
and one of the able# in the whole Kingdom, with a fecret Order not to fight, except
it were altogether unavoidable i as alfo to endeavour by all means to induce Sujah to
retire, and to referve his Forces for a better occafion} that is to fay, after they fhould
have feen the event of the ficknefs of Chah-Jthan, and the fucccfs of Aunng-Zebe y
and of Morad-Bahphe. But this young Prince, Soliman Cbekpuh, full of heat and Cou
rage, breathing after nothing but to iignalize himfelf by feme great a&ion, and Sultan
Sujah fearing le# Aureng-Zebe gaining a Battle fliould fir# make himfelf Mafier of the
Capital Towns of the Empire, and Vehly * it was impoifible for the Raja King Jeffeigne
to keep them from a Combat. The two Armies are no fooner in fight of one another,
but they prepare to fall on, and they were not long from giving fome Vollies of Can
non. I fhall not relate the particulars of this Fight, for, befides that the narration of
it would be too long and tedious, in the fequel of this Hiftory we (hall be obliged to
deferibe more confiderable ones, by which the Pceader will be able to judge of this.
Tis fufficient to know in general, that the fir# onfet was very (harp and obfiinate on
both (ides, but that at length Soliman Chekpuh did urge Sujah with that force and vigour
that he difordered him, and made him fly: So that if Jefieigne y and the Vat an Velil-kan,
who was one of the fir# Captains and a valiant Man, but an intimate friend of the
Raja King , and did not ad but being moved by him, had feconded him in good came#, 5 tis
thought that the whole Army of Sujah would have been defeated, and himfelf in dan
ger of being taken t But that was not the delign of the Raja King to deftroy him, no more
than it was that of Chah-Jehan, who had given him order to the contrary. Thus
then had Sujah time to retreat, and that without lofing any confiderable number of his
Men*, yet becaufe Soliman Chehpuh kept the field, and brought away fome pieces of Ar
tillery, it was prefently bruited at Court, that Sujah had been totally overthrown.
This Defeat purchafed great reputation to Soliman Chekpuh y leflened much the efieem of
Sultan Sujah) and cooled exceedingly all the Perfians that had an inclination for him.
After that fome days were fpent in the purfuit of Sujah, the Prince Soliman Chekpuh)
who every day received News from the Court, and who learned that Aureng-Zebe and
Morad-Rackphe did approach with great refolution, well knowing, that his Father Va-
ra had no great flock of Prudence, but good ftore of fecret Enemies, refolved to quit
the purfuit of Sultan Sujah, and with all fpeed to return to Agra, where in all appear
ance Vara was to give Battel again# Aureng-Zebe and Morad-Bakphe. This was the be#
counfel he could take, for no man doubts, that if he could have been there in good
time, Aureng-Zebe would not have had the Advantage i and D tis even believed, he
would never have hazarded the Combat, the Party being too unequal i but the bad
fortune of Vara did not permit it.
Whilft all that was thus tranfa&ed towards Elabas, which is the place where the
Gemna is joyned to Ganges i the Scene was very different on the fide of Agra. At the
Court they were much furprifed to hear, that Aureng-Zebe had paflfed the/ River of
Brampour, and all the other paffages that were mo# difficult between the Mountains y
fo that with all haft they fent away feme Troops to difpute with him the paflfage of the
River Eugenes* whilft the whole Army was making ready. For which purpofe there
were chofen two of the moft confiderable and the moft powerful of the Kingdom to
command it *, the one was Kafem-Kan, a Renowned Captain and very affedtionate to
Chah-Jehan, but one that had no great inclination to Vara, and who went not but to
oblige Chah-Jehan, whom he faw in the hands of Vara : The other was Jejfomfeigne, a
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