Storia do Mogor 193.6

193.6

Hardly were the words out of his mouth when the officials beat him unmercifully, and told him it was great temerity on the part of a prisoner to reply with such haughtiness to such a great conqueror as Aurangzeb, at whose name he ought to tremble and bow his head. On the order, accompanied by the above message, having been complied with, Aurangzeb directed his removal to the fortress of Daulatabad. It is a close prison on a great eminence. Thus ended the Kings of Gulkandah in one thousand six hundred and eighty-seven in the month of February ; and to show more strongly how little he esteemed that family, Aurangzeb married two of this king's daughters to two of his officials [244]. The victorious Aurangzeb, puffed up at the conquest of two kingdoms, was pleased to leave in Bijapur and Gulkandah two governors. He now ordered a march against Sambha Ji, supposing it would be easy to destroy this prince, whose country was now surrounded by provinces and kingdoms belonging to the Mogul.