Majalis al-salatin 2: Accession of Shah Jahan.

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When Nuru-d din Muhammad Jahangir died, the second Lord of the Conjunction, the rightful heir, Shah Khurram, who was entitled Shah Jahan, was in the Dakhin at a distance of three months' journey from the place where the Emperor Jahangir had died. It is well known to politicians that the throne of royalty cannot remain vacant for a moment, and therefore the ministers of the government and the principal officers of the Court considered it expedient to place Sultan Dawar Bakhsh, the grandson of the Emperor Jahangir, upon the throne for some days; and thus to guard against mutinies and disturbances which might otherwise arise. They defeated Shahriyar, who, through his vain ambition, had proclaimed himself King in Lahore. The Emperor Shahabu-d din Muhammad Shah Jahan (may his dominions and reign increase, and may the world be benefited by his bounty and munificence!) also came with a powerful army via Gujarat and Ajmir, and soon arrived at Agra, which was the seat of his and his forefathers' government. He mounted the throne of sovereignty in the fort of Agra on Monday the 7th of Jumada-l Akhir, corresponding with the 25th of Bahman; and distributed largesses and rewards among his subjects. May the Almighty keep this generous and world-conquering King under His protection and care!