'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.' [‎19] (690/1024)

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kt fall, when he took leave of him before the Battel, viz. That he fhould remember
not to come before him, if he were overcome. Yet, for all that, the good old Father
fentfecretly a trufty Eunuch to him, to comfort him, to alfure him of the continuance
of his affedtion, to declare to him his trouble for his misfortune, and to remonftrate to
him, that the cafe was not yet defperate, conlidering that there was a good Army with
Soliman Chekpuh, his Son, that he (hould go to Debli^ where he fliould find a thoufand
Horfe in the Royal Stables} and that the Governor of the Fortrefs had Order to fur-
nifli him with Money and Elephants-, for the reft, that he (hould not go further than he
needs muft, that he would often write to hiila: And laftly, that he very well knew hovv
to find out and chaftife Aurenge-Zebe.
1 have been informed, that Vara was then in fuch a confufion, and funk fo low, that
he had not the power to anfwer a word to the Eunuch, nor the courage to fend any one
to Chah-Jehan but that, after having fent feveral times to Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. -Saheb, his Sifter,
he went away at midnight, taking with him his Wife, his Daughters, and his Grand
child Sepc-Chchpuh) and that (which is almoft incredible ) he was attended with not
above three or four hundred perfons. Let us leave him in his Voyage to Vehli, gnd ftay
at Agra, to conlider the dexterity and craft, wherewith Aureng-Zebe proceeded to ma
nage Affairs.
He well knew, that Vara, and thofe of his Party, could yet place fome hopes in the
vidorious Army of Soliman Chekpuh, and therefore he refolved to take it from him, or
to make it ufelefs to him. To this end, he wrote Letters upon Letters to the Kaja
Jffiigne, and to Velil-Kan, who were the chief Heads of the Army of Soliman Chekpuh,
telling them, that there was no hope left for Vara and his Party } that he had loft the
Battel, that his whole Army had fubmitted to him that all had abandon’d him i that
he was fled alone towards Vehli that he could never efcape him, and that Orders were
diftributed^ every where to feize on him. And as for Chah-Jehan, that he was in a con
dition hopelefs of recovery , that they (hould take'good care of what they had to do *
and if they were Men of underftanding, and would follow his fortune, and be his
friends, they fhould feize on Soliman Chekguh, and bring him to him.
Jeff eigne found himfelf perplexed enough, what he (hould do, (fill much apprehend
ing and Vara, and more, to lay hands upon a Ptoyal Perfon, well know
ing, that fome mifchief might therefore fall on him, fooner or later, even from Aureng-
Zebe himfelf. Befides, he knew that Soliman Chekouh had too much courage to let
himfelf be taken after that manner, and that he would rather die in defending of himfelf.
Behold therefore, what he at laft refolved! Aftet having taken counfel with VelihKan,
his great Friend, and after they had renewed to one another the Oath of mutual Fide
lity, he went direddy to the Tent ,of Soliman Chekouh, who with great impatience ex-
peded him, ( for he alfo had heard the News of the Defeat of Vara his father ) and
had already divers times fent for him. To him he frankly difeovered all things,
(hewed him the Letter of Aureng-Zebe, told him what courfe was beft for him to take,
*£preferred to him the danger he was in i that there was noreafon he (liould truft in Ve-
lil-Kan, or in Vaoud-Kan, or in ’the reft of his Army i but that, as foon as he could,
he (hould gain the Mountains of Serenaguer , that that was the beft Expedient he could
ta ke j that the Kaja of that Countrey being in unacceffible places, and not apprehen
ding Aureng-Zebe, would doubtlefs receive him gladly *, and* for the reft, he would
foon fee how things would go, and be always in a condition to come down from the
Mountains, when he fhould think good.
The young Prince underftood well enough by this kind of difeourfe, that there was
po ground to truft henceforth in this Kaja, and that there was no more fafety for his
Perfon * and that the rather, becaufe he knew that Velil-Kan was altogether devoted
f o him, and he faw well enowgh, that there was a neceility to take this courle fuggeft-
e d. Whereupon he foon commanded, that his Baggage (hould be put up to march to
wards the Mountains. Some of his moft affectionate Friends, as a good number of
hianfeb-Vars, of Sajeds, and others, put themfelves in order to attend him 5 the reft
of the Army, altogether aftonhhed, remain’d with the Kaja. But that, which was ve
ry mean for a great Kaja, and a very fordid barbaroufnefs, was, that he and Velil-Kan
f nt under hand fome to fall upon his Baggage, who alfo took other things, and among
ffem an Elephant laden with Rupies ot Gold, which caufed a great diforder among
thofe fmall Troops that followed him', and which was anoccafion, that many of them
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