Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 3.4

3.4

Meanwhile, the news of the Emperor's illness having spread all over the Empire, every one made haste to secure himself in his post, by every means in his power. In this confusion of the times, Sultan Muazzem, eldest son to the deceased, was then at Cabool, a city and fortress upon the frontiers of Iran, where he resided as Viceroy. He is the Prince who did in fact succeed his father, under the title of Bahadyr-shah. He had with him his two younger sons, Quhodjistah-ahtar, and Resi-al-cadr; whilst his elder son, Muazzedin, resided in Mooltan, of which he was the Governor; and his second son, Azim-ush-shan, the ablest of the four, and the object of his grand-father's favour, resided in Bengal, of which he was the Viceroy. It appears, that the deceased Emperor intended to leave the Empire of Hindostan to his eldest son, Sultan Muazzem; the dominions of the Decan to his second son, Aazem-shah, and the kingdom of Bidjapoor to his beloved Cambaqhsh, in full hopes, that those three Princes would remain satisfied with their lot, and would promote, each on his side, the welfare of the people of God; but who is the man who has not felt the torments of ambition?—and how could so experienced a Prince flatter himself, that his sons would be free from it?