Storia do Mogor 100.7

100.7

At this time Dautcan (Da,ud Khan) governed the city of Patnah. This is the man who was unwilling to forsake the service of Dara, yet was forced to leave it because Dara, in opposition to all reason, expelled him from the service when he marched out of Multan. The prince acted on unfounded suspicions, as I have recounted in the other part (I. 208, 217). I went to visit him, and he was very delighted to see me, remembering that I had been something of a favourite with Prince Dara. He gave me a set of robes (sarapa). He still retained much affection for the deceased prince, upbraiding the evil fortune that had pursued him. He said to me that if Prince Dara were still alive he would never have taken service under Aurangzeb, and now that he had accepted employment, he had been sent to govern Patnah. He was desirous for me to become his follower, making me great offers ; but as I wished to continue my projected journey, I asked him to forgive me, as I had business in Bengal. He agreed to let me go, on condition that I accepted from him a boat for making my journey by river to Bengal, as a mark of the affection he bore me.