Storia do Mogor 192.5

192.5

The prince went in with great vivacity, being then arrived at twenty years of age. When he had entered, the ministers said to him what they had said to Shah 'Alam. But he was of another temper, and would not yield readily ; grasping his sword, he turned his eyes towards his father, waiting for such orders as he might give. But the prudent Shah 'Alam told him that it was no longer a time to hope : let him unbuckle his sword and deliver up his arms, for it was necessary to obey. Then Mu'izz-ud-din, lowering his eyes, full of tears of rage, allowed his sword and dagger to fall to the ground. When this had been carried out, Aurangzeb sent a messenger for Sultan 'Azimudin ('Azim-ud-din), and dealt with him in the same manner ; so also with Sultan Daulat-Afza. Orders were issued to place the father and the sons in different prisons under strict watch and ward, so that they could send no messages, nor for seven years were they left with more than a small knife.