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A27515	The history of the late revolution of the empire of the Great Mogol together with the most considerable passages for 5 years following in that empire : to which is added, a letter to the Lord Colbert, touching the extent to Indostan, the circulation of the gold and silver of the world, to discharge it self there, as also the riches, forces, and justice of the same and the principal cause of the decay of the states of Asia / by Mons. F. Bernier ... English'd out of French.; Histoire de la dernière révolution des Etats du Grand Mogol. English	Bernier, François, 1620-1688.; Oldenburg, Henry, 1615?-1677.	1676 (1676)	Wing B2044; ESTC R16888	130,833	407

obliged with the Sword to dispute my Life and the Crown with my Brothers Is not that the destiny almost of all the Sons of Indostan Have you ever taken any care to make me learn what 't is to besiege a Town or to set an Army in array For these things I am obliged to others not at all to you Go and retire to the Village whence you are come and let `no body know who you are or what `is become of you At that time there arose a kind of Tempest against Astrologers which did not displeaie me Most people of Asia are so infatuated by Judiciary Astrology that they believe there is nothing done here below but 't is written above for so they speak In all their undertakings therefore they consult Astrologers When two Armies are ready to give Battel they beware of falling on till the Astrologer hath taken and determined the moment he fancies propitious for the beginning of the Combat And so when the matter is about electing a Captain-General of an Army of dispatching an Ambassador of concluding a Marriage of beginning a Voyage and of doing any other thing as buying a Slave putting on new Apparel c. nothing of all that is done without the sentence of Mr. Star-Gazer which is an incredible vexation and a custom drawing after it such important consequences that I know not how it can subsist so long For the Astrologer must needs have knowledge of all that passeth and of all that is undertaken from the greatest Affairs to the least But behold it happen'd that the Prime Astrologer of the King was drown'd which occasioned a great noise at Court and was a great discredit to Astrology For he being the person that determined the moments of all enterprizes and actions for the King and the Omrahs every one wondred how a man so experienced and that for so long time had dispensed good adventures to others could not foresee his own misfortune There were not wanting those who pretended to be wiser than others and said that in Frangistan where Sciences did flourish the Grandees do suspect all such kind of people and that some hold them even no better than Mountebanks that 't is much doubted whether this Knowledge is grounded upon good and solid reasons and that it may very well be some fancy of Astrologers or rather an artifice to make themselves necessary to the Great ones and to make them in some measure to depend on them All these discourses very much displeased the Astrologers but nothing angred them so much as this Story become very famous viz. That the Great Chah-Abas King of Persia commanded to be digged and prepared a little place in his Seraglio to make a Garden that the young Trees were all ready and that the Gardner made account to plant them the next day Mean time the Astrologer taking upon him said that a good nick of time was to be observed for planting them to make them prosper Chah-Abas being content it should be so the Star-gazer took his Instruments turned over his Books made his Calculation and concluded that by reason of such and such a Conjunction and Aspect of the Planets it was necessary they should be set presently The Master-Gardner who minded nothing less than this Astrologer was not then at hand yet for all that they fell to work immediately making holes and planting the Trees Chah-Abas himself setting them that it might be said that they were Trees set with Chah-Abas's own hands The Gardner returning at night was sufficiently amazed when he saw the work done and finding that the right place and order designed by him was not taken that for example an Apricock-tree stood where an Apple-tree should stand and a Pear-tree where all Almond-tree being heartily angry with the Astrologer caused all the Trees to be plucked up again and laid them down with some Earth about them for next morning the time chosen by himself The news hereof came soon to the Ears of the Astrologer who presently told Chah-Abas of it He forthwith sent for the Gardner and with some indignation asked him What had made him so bold as to pull up those Young Trees he had planted with his own hand that the time had been so exactly taken for them that so good an one would never be had again and that so he had marred all The rude Gardner who had a Cup of Chiras-wine in his head look'd aside upon the Astrologer and grumbling and swearing said to him these words Billah Billah that must needs be an admirable point of time which thou hast taken for these Trees unhappy Astrologer They were planted this day Noon and this Evening they have been plucked up again When Chah-Abas heard this he fell a laughing turned his back upon the Astrologer and went away I shall here add two particulars though hapned in the time of Chah-Jehan because such things fall out often enough and do withal give occasion to observe that ancient and barbarous custom which makes the Kings of India Heirs of the goods of those that die in their service The first was of Ne●knamkan one of the most ancient Omrahs of the Court and who for the space of 40 or 50 years wherein had alwayes been employ'd in confiderable Offices had heaped up great store of Gold and Silver This Lord seeing himself near his end and thinking upon this unreasonable custom which often renders the Wife of a great man upon his decease poor and miserable in an instant and necessitates her to present a Petition begging some small pension for her subsistence and for that of her Children who are constrained to list themselves for common Souldiers under some Omrah who I say considering this with himself secretly distributed all his Treasure to indigent Knights and poor Widows filled his Trunks with old pieces of Iron old shoes rags and bones and locked and sealed them telling every body that they were goods belonging to Chah-Jehan the King These Trunks after his Death were brought before Chah-Jehan when he was in the Assembly and by his command instantly opened in the presence of all the Omrahs that saw all this fine Stuff which so provoand discomposed Chah-Jehan that he rose in great fury and went away The other is only a piece of Gallantry A rich Banean or Heathen Merchant being a great Usurer as most of them are who had alwayes been in employment and in the pay of the King came to die Some years after his death his Son did extremely importune the Widow his Mother to let him have some Money She finding him to be a prodigal and debauched Youth gave him as little as she could This young Fool by the perswasion of others like himself made his Complaints to Chah-Jehan and was so silly as to discover to him all the goods his Father had left which amounted to two hundred thousand Crowns Chah-Jehan who soon got an itch for this treasure sent for the Widow and commanded her in the open Assembly

an Onset should be made on all sides and himself advanced into the midst of the Body of the Cavalry directly towards the Enemies Artillery who received him warmly kill'd store of Men about him and put into disorder not only the Main Body which he commanded but also the other Bodies of the Cavalry that followed him Yet notwithstanding because he was seen to keep firm upon his Elephant without any appearance of giving back and was observed to look every where about him with an undaunted look and to make signs with his hands to advance and to follow him this disorder soon ceased every one resuming his Rank and advancing in the same pace with Dara But he could not reach the Enemy without receiving another Volley of Cannon-shot which caused a second and great disorder in his Men and made a good part of them recoyl yet he without any change in his countenance stood to it encouraging his Troops and gave still signs that they should follow him and advance with speed without any loss of time Thus pressing vigorously forward he forced the Enemies Artillery broke the Chains entred into their Camp and made a Rout in their Camels and Infantry and in every thing he met with on that side opening also a good passage to the Cavalry that followed him Then it was that the Enemies Cavalry facing him a sore Combat began A showre of Arrows fill'd the Air from both sides Dara himself putting his hand to that work But to say truth these Arrows do but little execution more of them are lost in the Air or broken on the ground than hit The first Discharges of Arrows being made they fought hand to hand with their Sables pesle mesle and the Combat was stoutly maintain'd on both sides Dara is still seen to continue firm on his Elephant encouraging making a noise and giving signs on all sides and at last advancing with so much resolution and force against all that opposed him in his March that he overthrew the Cavalry and made them to retire and run away Aureng-Zebe who was not far from thence and mounted also on an Elephant seeing this great disorder was in great trouble and laboured with all his might to remedy it but to no purpose He made the Main Body of his best Cavalry advance to try whether he could make head against Dara but it was not long before this Body also was forced to give back and to retreat in great disorder whatever Aureng-Zebe could say or do to hinder it Mean time let us take notice of his courage and resolution He saw that almost the whole Body of his Army was disordered and in a flying posture in so much that he had not a thousand Men about him that kept their standing some told me that there were scarce five hundred He saw that Dara notwithstanding the difficulty of the way which was uneven and full of holes in divers places made as if he would rush in upon him Yet for all this he lost no courage and was so far from being struck with fear or from retreating that he stood firmly to it and called by name most of his Captains that were about him crying out to them Delirane Kodahé these are his own words that is Courage my old Friends God is What hope is there in flying Know you not where is our Decan Kodahé Kodahé God is God is And that none might doubt of his being undaunted and that he thought on nothing less than running away he commanded before them all oh strange extremity that forthwith Chains should be fastened to the feet of his Elephant and was going to fasten them in good earnest but that they all declared their courage and resolution to live and dye with him Dara in the interim endeavoured to advance upon Aureng-Zebe though he was yet at a good distance from him and though the difficulty of the way embarassed and retarded him much he meeting also with some resistance even from those disordered Horse of the Enemy that cover'd all high and low places where he was to March. And this Encounter with Aureng-Zebe was looked upon as the thing that was to assure Dara of the Victory and to decide the Battel And doubtless he would have overcome all these difficulties and Aureng-Zebe with the small number left him would not have been able to bid head to this victorious Army if Dara had known how to profit of the prise he had in his hands But here he failed of which I shall now shew the occasion and how thereby the Scale was turned to Aureng-Zebe's advantage Dara perceived that his left Wing was in great disorder and he was informed that Rustam-Kan and Chatresale were killed that Ramseigne Routlé had too far advanced that he had indeed forced the Enemy and made way through the midst of them but that now he was surrounded every way and in very great danger This it was which made Dara desist from his design of making directly towards Aureng-Zebe that he might go to succour his left Wing There at first the Battel was also very sharp but Dara at last carried it forcing and routing all yet so as that there still remained something that resisted and stopped him Mean time Ramseigne Routlé fought with so much courage and vigour as was possible He wounded Morad-Bakche and came so near him that he began to cut the Girdles of his Elephant to make him fall down but the valour and good fortune of Morad-Bakche gave not time enough for it In short never any Man fought and defended himself more bravely than Morad-Bakche did on this occasion All wounded as he was and pressed by the Ragipous of Ramseigne Routlé who were round about him he was not daunted nor gave way in the least but knew so well to take his time that although he was besides defending himself to cover with his Shield a Son of his but of seven or eight years of Age who was sitting on his side he made an Arrow shot so luckily at Ramseigne Routlé that it made him fall dead to the ground Dara soon heard the sad News of this Accident but at the same time he understood also that Morad-Bakche was in very great danger the Ragipous fighting furiously and like Lions to revenge the death of their Master And though he saw on that side the way was very difficult and that he still found some small Body opposing and retarding him yet he was determined to rush through to Morad-Bakche And doubtless this was the best he could do and that which was capable to repair the fault he had committed in not doing his business thoroughly with Aureng-Zebe But his bad fortune kept him from it or rather one of the blackest Treacheries that ever was imagined and the greatest oversight that was ever committed did cause the entire loss and ruin of Dara Calil-ullah-Kan he that commanded the Thirty Thousand Mogols which made the right Wing and were alone able to defeat the whole Army of

and very dangerous and maintaining always that Gion-Kan would not be so mean as to betray him after all the good he had done him He departed notwithstanding all that could be said to him and went to prove at the price of his Life That no trust is to be given to a wicked Man This Robber who at first believed that he had numerous Troops following him gave him the fairest reception that could be and entertained him with very great kindness and civility in appearance placing his Souldiers here and there among his Subjects with a strict order to treat them well and to give them what refreshments the Countrey afforded But when he found that he had not above two or three hundred Men in all he quickly show'd what he was It is not known whether he had not received some Letters from Aureng Zebe or whether his avarice had not been tempted by some Mules said to be laden with Gold which was all that could be saved hitherto as well from the hands of Robbers as of those that conveyed it Whatever it be on a certain morning when no body looked for any such thing all being taken up with the care of refreshing themselves and believing all to be safe behold this Traitor who had bestirr'd himself all night to get armed Men from all parts fell upon Dara and Sepe-Chekouh killed some of their Men that stood up to defend themselves forgot not to seize on the loads of the Mules and of all the Jewels of the Women made Dara to be tyed fast upon an Elephant commanding the Executioner to sit behind and to cut off his head upon the least sign given in case he should be seen to resist or that any one should attempt to deliver him And in this strange posture he was carried to the Army before Tatabakar where he put him into the hands of Mir-baba the General who caused him to be conducted in the company of this same Traitor to Lahor and thence to Dehli When he was at the Gates of Dehli it was deliberated by Aureng-Zebe whether he should be made to pass through the midst of the City or no to carry him thence to Goualeor Many did advise that that was by no means to be done that some disorder might arise that some might come to save him and besides that it would be a great dishonour to the Family Royal. Others maintained the contrary viz. That it was absolutely necessary he should pass through the Town to astonish the World and to shew the absolute Power of Aureng-Zebe and to disabuse the People that might still doubt whether it were himself as indeed many Omrahs did doubt and to take away all hopes from those who still preserved some affection for him The Opinion of these last was followed he was put on an Elephant his Grand-child Sepe-Chekouh at his side and behind them was placed Bhadur-Kan as an Executioner This was none of those brave Elephants of Ceilan or Pegu which he was wont to ride on with gilt Harness and embroidered Covers and Seats with Canopies very handsomely painted and gilt to defend themselves from the Sun It was an old Caitiff Animal very dirty and nasty with an old torn Cover and a pitiful Seat all open There was no more seen about him that Necklace of big Pearls which those Princes are wont to wear nor those rich Turbants and Vests embroider'd All his Dress was a Vest of course Linnen all dirty and a Turbant of the same with a wretched Scarf of Kachimere over his head like a Varlet his Grand-son Sepe-Chekouh being in the same equipage In this miserable posture he was made to enter into the Town and to pass through the greatest Merchant-streets to the end that all the People might see him and entertain no doubt any more whether it was he As for me I fancied we went to see some strange Massacre and was astonish'd at the boldness of making him thus pass through the Town and that the more because I knew that he was very ill guarded neither was I ignorant that he was very much beloved by the lower sort of people who at that time exclaimed highly against the cruelty and tyranny of Aureng-Zebe as one that kept his Father in prison as also his own Son Sultan Mahmoud and his Brother Morad-Bakche I was well prepar'd for it and with a good Horse and two good Men I went together with two others of my Friends to place my self in the greatest street where he was to pass But not one Man had the boldness to draw his Sword only there were some of the Fakires and with them some poor people who seeing that infamous Gion-Kan ride by his side began to rail and throw stones 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 Curses heaped on Gion-Kan In a word Men and Women great and small such is the tenderness of the hearts of the Indians were ready to melt into tears for compassion but not one there was that durst stir to rescue him Now after he had thus passed through the Town he was put into a Garden called Heider-Abad There were not wanting to tell Aureng-Zebe how the People at this sight had lamented Dara and cursed the Patan that had deliver'd him and how the same was in danger to have been stoned to death as also that there had been a great apprehension of some sedition and mischief Hereupon another Council was held whether he should indeed be carried to Goualeor as had been concluded before or whether it were not more expedient to put him to death without more ado Some were of opinion that he should go to Goualeor with a strong Guard that that would be enough Danechmend-Kan though Dara's old Enemy insisting much upon that But Rauchenara-Begum in pursuance of her hatred against this Brother of hers pushed Aureng-Zebe to make him away without running the danger there was in sending him to Goualeor as also did all his old Enemies Calil-ullah-Kan and Chah-hest-Kan and especially a certain Flatterer a Physitian who was fled out of Persia first called Hakim-Daoud and afterwards being become a great Omrah named Takarrub-Kan This Villain boldly rose up in a full Assembly and cryed out that it was expedient for the safety of the State to put him to death immediately and that the rather because he was no Mussulman that long since he was turn'd Kafire Idolater without Religion and that he would charge the Sin of it upon his own head Of which imprecation he soon after felt the smart for within a short time he fell into disgrace and was treated like an infamous Fellow and dyed miserably But Aureng-Zebe carried away by these instances and motives commanded that he should be put to death and that Sepe-Chekouh his Grandchild should be sent to Goualeor The Charge of this Tragical Execution was given to