'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.' [‎32] (703/1024)

92 The Hiftory of the Late Revolution
the Country afforded : But when he found that he had not above two or three hun
dred Men In all, he quickly (how’d what he was. It is not known, whether he had
not received home Letters from Aureng-Zebe^ or whether his avarice had not been
tempted by fome Mules Laid to be laden with Gold > which was all that could be
faved hitherto, as well from the hands of Robbers, as of thofe that conveyed it
Whatever it be, on a certain morning, when no body looked for any fuch thing, all
being taken up with the care of refrefhing themfelves* and believing all to be fafe •
behold this Traitor, who had bellirr’d himfelf all night to get artned Men from all
parts, fell upon Dara ; and Sepe-Chekpuh, killedTom'e of their Men that Hood up to de
fend themfelves} forgot not to feme on the loads of the Mules, and of all the Jewels
of the Women s made Vara to be tyed fad upon an Elephant, commanding the Exe
cutioner to lit behind, and to cut off his head upon the lead fign given, in c^fe he
Ihould be feen to reiiff, of that any one fhould attempt to deliver him. And in this
ft range pofture he was carried to the Army before fdba bak$r, where he put him into
the hands of Mir-baba, the General, who caufed him to be concluded in the com
pany of this fame Traitor xo Labor, and thence to Vebti.
When he was at the Gates of Vebli, it was ddHbeiatcd by Aureng-ficbe, whether
he fhould be made to pafs through the mid If of the City, or no, to carry him thence
to Gouakor. Many did advife, that that w>as by no means to be donei that fome
diforder might arifei that fome might come to fave him j and befides, that it would
be a great dilhonour to the Family Royal. OTers maintained the contrary, viz. That
it was abfolutely neceffary he Ihould pafs through the Town, to affonifh the World
and to (hew the abfolute Power of Aureng-Zebe, and to difabufe the People, that might
Hill doubt* whether it were himfelf, as indeed many Omrahs did doubt i and to fake
away all hopes from thofe, who Hill preferved fome affedfion for him. The Opi
nion of thefe la ft was followed i he was put on an Elephant, his Grand-child, Sepe-
Cbekpuh, at his fide v and behind them was placed Rhadur-Kan, as an Executioner.
1 his was none of thofe brave Elephants of Ceilan or fVga, which he was wont to ride
on, \vith gilt Harnefs and embroidered Covers, and Seats with Canopies verv hand-
fomely painted and gilt, to defend themfelves from the Sun: It was an old Caitiff
Animal, very dirty and natty, with an old torn Cover, and a pitiful Seat/all Open.
There was no more feen about him, that Necklace of big Pearls, which thrfe Princes
are wont to wear, nor thofe rich Turbants and Veils embroider’d/ All his Drcfs was
a Veil of courfe Linnen, all dirty, and a Turbant of the fame, with a wretched Scarf
of Kacbimre over his head, likeaVarleti his Grarid-fon, Sepe-Cbeionb, being in the
fame equipage. In this miferable pofture he was made enter into the Town, and to
pafs through the greateft Merchant-ftreets, to the end that all the People might fee
him, and entertain no doubt any more whether it was he.
As for me, I fancied we went to fee fome ftrange Maffacre, and was aftonifti’d at the
boldnefs of making him thus pafs through the Town i and that the more, becaufel
knew that he was very ill guarded , neither was I ignorant, that he was very much
beloved by the lower fort of people, who at that time exclaimed highly againft the
cruelty and tyranny oiAureng-Zebe, as one that kept bis Father in prifon, as alfo his
own Son Sultan Mahmoud, and his Brother Morad- Bakcke. 1 was well prepar’d for it,
and with a good Horfe and two good Men I went, together with twoothers of my
Friends, to place my felf in thegreateft ftreet, where he was to pafs. But not one
Man had the boldnefs to draw his Sword, only there were fome of the Fakjres , and
with them fome poor people, who feeing that infamous Gion-Kan ride by his 5 ride,
began to rail and throw ttones at him, and to call him Traitor, All the Shops were
ready to break for the crowd of Spectators, that wept bitterly > and there was heard
nothing but loud Out-cryes and Lamentations, Invectives, and Curfes, heaped on,
Gion-Kan. In a word, Men and Women, great and fmall (fuch is the tendernefs of
the hearts of the Indians) were ready to melt into tears for compailiotr, but not one
there was that durft fur to refeue him. Now after he had thus palled through the
Town, he was put into a Garden called Beider-Abad.
There were not wanting to te\\ Attreng-Zebe, how the People at this light had la
mented Vara, and curfed the Patan, that had deliver’d him j and how the fame was
in danger to have been ftoned to death, as alfo that there had been a great apprehen-
fton of fome fedition and mifehief. Hereupon another Council was held, whether
he