Storia do Mogor : or, Mogul India, 1653-1708 / by Niccolao Manucci, Venetian ; tr., with introduction and notes, by William Irvine.

Storia do Mogor, or, Mogul India, 1653-1708 / by Niccolao Manucci, Venetian ; tr., with introduction and notes, by William Irvine.

  • Manucci, Niccolò, 1639-approximately 1717.
Date:
1907-08
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Credit: Storia do Mogor, or, Mogul India, 1653-1708 / by Niccolao Manucci, Venetian ; tr., with introduction and notes, by William Irvine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    When the rains were over, MTr Jumlah moved in search of Shah Shuja‘, and then the contests were renewed. Sultan Muhammad at the head of his small force proved his courage, destroying many of the enemy and causing great trouble to Mir Jumdah. When informed of what had happened Aurangzeb ordered Daler Khan, whom he highly esteemed, to proceed against Shah Shuja‘ with reinforcements. Meanwhile MTr Jumlah employed a stratagem. He prepared a letter to Sultan Muhammad in which he desired him to continue as he was doing, until occasion arose to fulfil his promise to his father. As intended by Mir Jumlah, this letter fell into the hands of Shah Shuja‘ ; and it confirmed him in the distrust he had of Sultan Muhammad. He took away the small body of troops he had assigned him, and forbad him to enter the palace. When Sultan Muhammad heard [237] of this letter he sent to Shah Shuja‘ to say that he must not give any heed to Mir Jumlah. The letter was a forgery, meant for nothing but to sow disunion between the two of them ; and he ratified afresh the oath to serve him faithfully. But these arguments were not sufficient to secure Shah Shuja‘’s confidence. Unhappy Sultan Muhammad, finding himself out of favour everywhere, and having by this time discovered the deception about his marriage, resolved upon having recourse to his opponent, Mir Jumlah. Abandoning Shah ShujaS he transferred him- self to Mir Jumlah’s camp, where he was received with due dignity, and a promise was given to write in his favour to Aurangzeb. Mir Jumlah would do all he could to get his father to overlook the past. There are not wanting those who declare that the flight of Sultan Muhammad to Shah Shuja‘ was planned by Aurangzeb. This is due to what they have experienced of his wiles 5 but it was not so, because if Shah Shuja‘ had put faith in Sultan Muhammad, Mir Jumlah and Daler Khan would not have had such an easy victory. Learning that his son was reconciled with Mir Jumlah, Aurangzeb wrote him a letter full of demonstrations of affec- tion, with an order of recall. Mir Jumlah’s orders were to send him back under a good and trustworthy guard, fearing 22 VOL. I,