[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) › 166 # Storia do Mogor 166: WINE OF KABUL. Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 166 - **Language:** English ### [166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.166) Aurangzeb feared that some powerful person might make use of the bravery of the Pathans for some attempt in the direction of Kabul. Therefore, after Akbar had been some time in that kingdom, he issued an order for his supersession, and sent Shah 'Alam Bahadur in his place, to keep a bridle upon the neighbours of the Pathans. Here Shah 'Alam gave himself up to pleasure, drinking wine and feasting, for at that place there is good wine. They do there a marvellous thing. On making the wine they put it into clay jars, and throw into some of them that they wish to keep a ball of clay, hollow inside. The jar is then thoroughly closed. After two years, on opening the jars, they find the ball at the bottom. This is a mark that it is full of wine, and its contents are given only to great lords, as being the finest extract of the whole jar. Shah 'Alam enlivened his spirits with this wine to such an extent that his tutor wrote to the king. The latter sent him a reproving letter, recalling him to court. But the tutor on the journey back paid the penalty of acting as spy, for Shah 'Alam gave a secret order to one of his officers to kill him when he was marching a little apart from the army. This was done accordingly while Shah 'Alam was at Kabul. Aurangzeb next sent his son Akbar as governor of Ujjain. As there was a rajah in rebellion, a secret order was given by letter to open a correspondence with this rajah, and manage so that he should come in. He was at once to be put into durance. Akbar carried out his father's order without fail \[177\]. He was very skilful in making pretences to the rajah, writing that he had an important business to make over to him, in which he had need of his counsel and valour. The rajah allowed himself to be deceived, and came to the court of Prince Akbar. On his arrival the people kept in readiness for the purpose slew him. But this lesson given by Aurangzeb to his son was afterwards used by him to subject his father to great danger, when this same Akbar rose in rebellion, as a little farther on it will be necessary to relate (II. 190). - [Previous: 165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.165) - [Next: 167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.167) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.166) · Pramāṇa