Storia do Mogor 121.1

121.1

Diler Khan, being habituated to treachery, wished several times to kill Shiva Ji, and to this intent solicited Rajah Jai Singh to take his life, or at least to give him (Diler Khan) leave to do so. He would assume all responsibility, and see that the rajah was held blameless. He said the king would rejoice at such a result. For Shiva Ji's valour and intrepidity would never give any rest to the Mogul. But Rajah Jai Singh, who had pledged his word and oath not to allow of a murder, but rather that the king should treat Shiva Ji with great honour, never listened to the words of Diler Khan. On the contrary, he made arrangements to send Shiva Ji to court well guarded; and he wrote to his heir, Ram Singh, to take precautions against the king's murdering Shiva Ji. For he had pledged his word, confirmed by an oath, to protect him. Better would it be for his house to be extirpated than to permit Aurangzeb, under cover of his words, to organize treachery.