Storia do Mogor 177.10

177.10

Aurangzeb wrote to the viceroy, Francisco de Tavora, Conde de Alvor, asking him to make war on Sambha Ji, and offering to make him a gift of all the lands he took from that prince. Aurangzeb's rebellious son, Akbar, was in Sambha Ji's company: they must refuse him any passage, and decline to give him any assistance; in fact, if they could capture or kill him, they would be doing him (Aurangzeb) a great favour. In due time he would require such a service. To carry these things through, he sent to them Sec Mahamed (Shekh Muhammad) as his envoy. Meanwhile, on the advice of the said 'Abd-ul-hakim, he made preparations to send Shah 'Alam in the direction of Goa to invade the territories of Sambha Ji. A fleet was to go by sea [205] from Surat, taking supplies of provisions for the army of that prince.