Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 3.6

3.6

and after that inauguration, he wrote to his brother, Aazem-shah, "That if, satisfied with his lot of the Decan, which was a very extensive dominion, and that which their father had set apart for his portion, he did not meddle with the Empire of Hindostan, such a conduct would not fail to produce numberless benefits, and endless blessings." This insinuation made no impression upon Aazem-shah, who trusted to his own personal merit and prowess, and made no account of his brother, to whom he answered by the well-known adage, "That it was impossible for two kings to live together upon the same throne;" and he commenced to make preparations for supporting his pretension; but which ended in nothing but what was of his own seeking. Sultan Muazzem was already at Lahor, where, in a few days, he was joined by Muezzeddin, his son, who, on his father's orders, had set out from Mültan with what Troops and Artillery he could bring together on so short a warning. There he was admitted to the honour of kissing his father's feet, after which he pronounced a speech in his praise, prayed for prosperity and length of days to his reign, and then followed him to Ecber-abad.