ʿAmal-i Shalih 8: Fate of the Princes Sulaiman Shukoh, Sultan Muhammad and Murad Bakhsh.

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[The zamindar of Srinagar, having consented to surrender Prince Sulaiman Shukoh, sent him to Court in the custody of his son. Two days after his arrival, the Prince was brought into the Emperor's presence, who directed that on the morrow he, along with Prince Sultan Muhammad, should be sent to the fort of Gwalior, and that both should be fed with koknar. * * The sons of 'Ali Naki, who had a charge against Murad Bakhsh for the murder of their father, were sent to Gwalior, with directions, that after a lawful judgment had been given, the retaliation for blood should be exacted from the Prince. When they arrived at Gwalior, an inquiry was made by the Kazi. The Prince was resigned to his fate, and said, "If the Emperor will accept my pledges and spare my life, no harm will happen to his throne; but if he is resolved to take my life, there is no good in listening to such low fellows as these. He has the power, and can do what he likes." On the 21st Rabi'u-s sani, 1072, under the orders of the Kazi, two slaves killed the Prince with two blows of their swords. He was buried in the fort of Gwalior. In the month of Shawwal Prince Sulaiman Shukoh died from the treatment of his jailors, in the thirtieth year of his age, and was buried beside Murad Bakhsh.]