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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    there wanting a scribe who disguised himself as the prince vShah Shujah and went off to the Pathans, where he gained over many people, as I shall relate (II. 148). But these un- certainties and expectations came to an end in time through the evidence of many persons coming from Arakan, who had been present at the unhappy prince’s death. The death of two brothers and of so many other people was not enough to assuage Aurangzeb’s thirst for the blood of his relations. Learning that Sulaiman Shukoh, son of Darà, was in safety within the lands, and under the protection of the Rajah of Srinagar, he set to work to have him seized in some way or other. But being quite sure that the Rajah would pay no heed either to his promises and presents or to his threats [275], he planned with Rajah Jai Singh that he should be the intermediary for getting the Rajah of Srinagar to abandon Sulaiman Shukoh. With this purpose in view. Rajah Jai Singh wrote the Srinagar rajah a letter, sa3/ing how advisable it was for him to make over Sulaiman Shukoh to Aurangzeb. Thereby he would secure a friend in Aurangzeb, whom he would find of use sooner or later. From Sulaiman Shukoh nothing was to be hoped, a poor prince, whose father had already lost his head, one who had no means of ever prevailing. On the contrary, Aurangzeb was an absolute monarch, victorious and powerful, who was able to confer favours. If he declined to hear the words of a friend, let him not forget that Aurangzeb had generals, soldiers, and treasure wherewith to attain his just demands. He who protected his enemies was also against him. He (Jai Singh) wrote thus with no other object or desire than to secure peace in the rajah’s territory, owing to his love for him and his family, they both being of the same religion. The Rajah of Srinagar replied to Rajah Jai Singh that on no account could he do this harm to his reputation by making over to his enemy anyone who had sought his protection. He was thankful for Jai Singh’s friendship; as for Aurangzeb, he heeded neither his promises nor his menaces. He might in- form the Mogul that he had no respect for either his power or his victories. He felt no need for his amity. Let him call to