[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 131 # Storia do Mogor 131: Shah 'Alam goes against Shiva Ji. Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 131 - **Language:** English ### [131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.131) Now it is time for us to speak of the expedition on which Aurangzeb sent \[120\] his son Shah 'Alam, Bahadur — that is to say, ' King of the world, the brave.' Aurangzeb had reason to fear that Shiva Ji would not lose a chance of using his strength to wreak vengeance for the treachery that he (Aurangzeb) had plotted, and for his failure to keep the promises with which he had lured him. For this reason he called to him Shah 'Alam, and gave him the necessary instructions, by following which he could catch him (Shiva Ji) again. His instructions were to take with him Rajah Jaswant Singh, to whom orders to proceed to the Dakhin were sent. The rajah was to serve under the prince. Other captains, the greatest he had, were to join, among them Diler Khan. On reaching the Dakhin, the prince was to make a campaign against Shiva Ji. But when the day of battle drew near he was to pretend to rebel, and seek the friendship of Shiva Ji. Letters were to be sent to the Mahrattah, as if he (Shah 'Alam) meant to rebel and claim the crown. He must also manage to make his officers subscribe to this, and agree to his intended revolt. This Aurangzeb did to discover which officers were loyal, and which desired that he should be no longer king, taking thus an opportunity of playing off some of his finessing tricks in order to find out those on whom he could thoroughly rely. Shah 'Alam, Bahadur, left Dihli with great show, state, and strength, leaving with the king hardly more than ten thousand horsemen. His father knew that Shah 'Alam was not the man to revolt in reality. Thus the prince continued his march in tranquillity until he arrived at Aurangabad. Near that city he had a meeting with Shiva Ji, disguised as a cultivator from a village. It is the custom when princes pass by to present to them goats, milk, and fruit. The pretended villager laid before him a pot of milk. When the said pot was taken to the kitchen and emptied, they found a note enclosed in wax (? waxed cloth). This was carried to the prince, and it stated : 'I, Shiva Ji, desirous to know who it is that marches against me, that I may recognise him, present this pot of milk, and offer congratulations on your arrival ; and if in anything I can be of service to you, I am at your orders, et cetera.' Shah 'Alam, Bahadur, was lost in amazement at Shiva Ji's sharpness, but that did not induce him to desist from the design of seizing him if he could. - [Previous: 130.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.130.4) - [Next: 132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.132) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.131) · Pramāṇa