Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 4.6.1

4.6.1

In a confusion so sudden, Djehandar-shah himself having missed his accustomed elephant, got upon the first that came to hand and had no canopy, wrapped himself up with a large sheet, and bid the driver carry him across the enemy's troops, and under colour of his carrying a woman, to find his way to Zulficar-khan. The man did as he was bid; and no opposition being made to a woman's voiture, Djehandar-shah got safe to his general, just as cries of victory were filling the air in the enemy's troops. Zulficar-khan amazed to see Djehandar-shah in such a condition, became anxious about the fate of the day; he called aloud to a body of choice musqueteers attached this long while to his person, and throwing gold by handfuls amongst them, he told them that the day was come to render him an important service; that it was the only one he asked of them; and that one once performed, they would see what his gratitude was capable of, and what their good fortune had prepared for them. "You see," added he, "that Djehan-shah is now surrounded by multitude of officers and soldiers, who are presenting him their Nazurs in compliment to his victory. Let "some hundreds of you mix with that crowd under the same pretence, and then let them fire at once all altogether upon him. This is easy, and all that I want of you." As soon as he had done speaking, three or four hundreds of them, with their officers at their head, mixed with the crowd;