'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.' [‎14] (685/1024)

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The Hi (lory of the Late Revolution
roit to him all the Forces of the Empire, and to command all Captains to obey him
Immediately all was in Arms: I know not, whether there was ever a more gallant Ar
my been in Indofian. Tis faid, that there were little lefs than an Hundred thoufand
Horfe, and Twenty thoufand Foot, with Four thoufand pieces of Cannon , without
reckoning the incredible number of Servants, Followers, Viduallers, whom Hifrorians
methinks, do often put into the number of the Combatants, when they fpeak of thofe
formidable Armies of Three or four- hundred thoufand men,of which their Books are full
Though this Army was very brave, and ftrong enough to cut in pieces two or three of
fuch as Aureng-Zehe had, in which there were no more than Thirty Five or Forty thou
fand men in all, and thefe tired and haraffed by a very long and irkfom march, during
the height of the Heats *, and but a fmall number of Cannon, in refpe® of that of
Vara. Mean time „( which feems hard to believe ) there was fcarce any Body that prc-'
faged well for Vara, all knowing, that mod: of the chief Omrahs had no affedfion for
him* and that all the good Soldiers that vvere for him, and whom he might confide in
were in the Army of Soliman Chetyuh, his Son. And 3 t was for this reafon, that the mod
prudent and the mod faithful of his Friends, and Chah-Jehan himfelf, cbunfelled him
not to hazard a Battel: Chah-Jehan offering, as infirm as he was, that he would go in
to the Field himfelf, and be carried before Aureng-Zehe, to interpofe*, which was looked
upon as a very good Expedient for Peace, and for accommodating the Affairs of Chah-
Jehan. For 3 tis certain, that Aureng-Zehe and Morad-Bakche, would never have had the
boldnefs to fight againd their own Father j and if they fhould have attempted it, they
would have fmarted for it, becaufe, befides that the match was not equal, and all the
great Omrahs were fo affecf ionate to Chah-Jehan,that they would not have failed to fight
refolutely, if they had feen him in the head of the Army, befides this, I fay, the Cap
tains themfelves of Aureng-Zebe and Morad-Rakcbe, bore great affecdion and refpctd to
this Prince, whofe Creatures they mod were* and the whole Army, in a manner, was
his. So that in all appearance, not one of them would have prefumed to draw his
Sword againd him, nor he been at the pains of drawing his.
Then they advifed Vara, that if he would not hearken to this Expedient, he fhould
at lead not precipitate the bufinefs, but delay, ’till Soliman Chehouh, who made all hade
to join, were come in. Which was alfo very good counfel, in regard that that Prince
was beloved of all, and was lately come home victorious, and had the mob faithful and
tne braved Soldiers with him. But ZXmz would never hearken to any Propodtion that
could be made to him, and he thought on nothing elfe but to give Battel prefently, and
to go againd Aureng-Zebe in perfon. And poffibly he did not amifs, as to his own Ho
nour and particular Intered, if he could have commanded Fortune,arid made things fuc-
ceed as he contrived them. For theCondderations he had (as he could not forbear
now and then to difcover ) were fome fuch as thefe:
He looked upon hrmfelf as Mader of the perfon of Chah-Jehan \ that he could did
pofe of him as he pleafed j that he was alfo Poffeffor of 411 the Treafuresand Forces of
the Empire i that Sultan Sujah was half ruined i that his two other Brothers, with a
weak and tired Army, were come to cad themfelves into his hands } that, if he gained
the Battel, they could not efcape him •, that he fhould all at once be abfolute Mader, and
at the end of all his troubles, and at the height of his wifiies, fo as no body could con-
tradid him in any thing, or difpute the Crown with him. Whereas if Chah-Jehan
fhould take the Field, all Affairs would be accommodated, his Brothers would return to
their Governments, Chah-Jehan, who began to recover/ his health, would refume the
Government as before, and all things would return into their fird Channel: That, if he
fhould day for Soliman Cbekouh, his Son, Chah-Jehan might take fome defign to his dif-
advantage, or contrive fomething with Aureng-Zebe '■> that whatever he could do
for gaining the Vidory, the Reputation which Soliman Cbekouh had purchafed , would
dill give him all the honour of it. And after that, what would 4 not he be capable to
undertake, fwelled with fo much glory and fuccefs, and efpecially being fupported , as
he was, by the favour and affedion of Chah-Jehan, and of the greateh part of the
Omrahs ? What did he know, whether he would keep any modehy, or any refped for
him, and whither his Ambition might not carry him ?
Thefe Confiderations mad-e Vara refolve to band out againd the counfel of all, and to
purfue his Point. And for that purpofe, he commanded immediately the whole Army
to take the Field, and thereupon came to take leave of Chah- Jehan, who was in the For-
trefs