'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.' [‎39] (710/1024)

put than into diforder, ftie came and fell upon the reft with the Zable in her hund
and cut them all in pieces.
The Ambaffadors of Tartary were not yet gone away from Debit, when Aureng-Zebe
fell exceeding fick \ a violent and continued fever made him fometimes lofe his un-
derftanding: His Tongue was feized with fuch aPalfie, that he loft almoft his fpeech,
and the Phyficians defpaired of his Recovery i nothing was heard for the time , than
that he was gone, and that his Sifter Raucbemra- Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. concealed his death out of de-
fign. It was already bruited, that the Raja King JeJJbmfeigne, Governor of Guzaraite.wzS
on the way to deliver Chah-Jehan that Mobabet-Kan ( who had at length obeyed the
Orders of Aureng-Zebe) quitting the Government of Caboul, and being already on
this fide Labor to come back, made hafte alfo with Three or four thoufand Horfe for
the fame end i and that the Eunuch Etbar-tyn, who kept Cbab-Jeban in the Fortrefs
of Agra , would have the honour of his delivery. On one fide we fee Sultan Mazunt
bellir himfelf exceedingly with Bribes, endeavouring by Promifes to allure himfelf of
the Omrabs, fo far, as that one Night he went difguifed to the Raja King Jejfeigne, entreat
ing him with expreffions of deep refped, that he would engage himfelf for his in-
tereft.
We knew from other hands, that Rauchemra- Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. , together with Tedayfyn, the
great Mafter of Artillery, and many Omrahs, declared for the young Prince Sultan Ek^
bar, the third Son of Aureng-Zebe, though he was but feven or eight years old j both
Parties in the mean time pretending, they had no other defign than to deliver Cbab-
Jeban : fo that the People believed, that now he was going to be fet at liberty, though
none of the Grandees had any fuch thing in their thoughts, fpreading this Rumor,on
ly to gain Credit and Goncourfe, and becaufe they feared, left by the means of Etbar-
\an, or fome other fecret Intrigue, he ftiould one day appear in the Field. And indeed
of all the Parties, there was not one that hadareafon to wilh for his liberty and reflora-
tion to the Throne, except Jejfomfeigne, Mohabet-kgn, and fome others, that as yet
had done no great matter to his difadvantage. The reft had been all againft him , at
leaft they had vilely abandon’d him. They knew very well he would be like an un
chain’d Lyon, if he came abroad: Who then could truft him ? And what could Etbar-
kan hope for, who had kept him up fo clofe ? I know not, if by fome Adventure or
other, he ftiould have come cut of Prifon, whether he would not have flood Angle,
and been alone of his Party.
But though Aureng-Zebe was very flick, yet for all this he gave order for all things,
and particularly for the fure cuftody of Cbab-Jeban his Father - , and though ha had
advifed Sultan Mazum to go and open the Gates to Cbab-Jeban, in cafe he fliould die,
yet he omitted not to have Etbar-hgn inceflantly writ to. And the fifth day , in the
height of his ficknefs, he caufed himfelf to be carried into the Aflembly of the Om-
™bs to (hew himfelf, and todifabufe thofe who might believe him to be dead, and to
obviate popular Tumults,or fuch Accidents as might have caufed Cbab-Jeban to be fet
at liberty. The (evepth, ninth, and tenth day, he made himfelf to be carried again
into the faid Aflembly for the fame reafon , and, what is almoft incredible, the thir
teenth, after he had recolleded himfelf from a Fit of Swooning, which occafioned a
rumor through the wholeTownof his being dead, he called for two or three of the
greateft Omrabs, and the Raja King JcJJeignc, to let them fee that he was alive, made him-
felt to be raifed in his Bed, called tor Ink and Paper to write to Etbar-hain, and fent
for the Great Seal, wh\ch he had. txuhed with Rauchenara-Bagum, and commonly en-
ciofed in a fmall Bag, fealed with a Seal he always wore about his Arm, fearing left.(he
had already made ufe of it for her defigus. I was nigh my Agab, when all this News
was told him, and I undertiood, that lifting up his hands to Heaven, he faid, What a
Soul is this? A matcblefs Fortitude and Courage of Spirit ! God preferve tbee Aureng-
Zebe, for greater things, certainly he rvdl not that thou Jhouldeft yet die. And indeed at-
ter this Fit, he recover’d by little and little.
He had no fooner recover’d his health, but he fought to get out of the hands of
Chah-Jihan, and Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. -Saheb, the Daughter of Dara, to fecure the Marriage of 5 «/-
tan-EkJjar, his third Son, with this Princefs, on purpofe thereby to gain him Authori
ty, and to give him the greater right to the Empire : For he it is, who is thought to
be by him deligned for it* He is yet very young, but he hath many near and powerful
Relations at the Gourf, and is born of the Daughter of Cbah-Navaze- ftan , and confe-
quciitly