Travels in the Mogul Empire (Bernier) 2.3.6

2.3.6

The Vizier was at this time in the Karnatic; but, every important office at court being filled by his own and his wife's relations and friends, he was soon made acquainted with the danger which awaited him. This crafty man's first step was to write to his only son Mahmet Emir-Kan, then with the King, to urge his immediate departure from court, under any false pretext, and to represent the necessity of his joining him in the Karnatic: but he found it impossible to elude the vigilance with which he was guarded. Disappointed in this, the Vizier's next measure was at once bold and original, and it brought the King of Golkonda to the very verge of destruction: so true it is that he who cannot keep his own counsel cannot preserve his crown. Jemla addressed a letter to Aureng-Zebe, at this time in Daulet-Abad, the metropolis of the Decan, to the following effect: