Storia do Mogor 195.2

195.2

It is fitting for me to say here that I know no one who can boast of having attained to perfect trust in the administration of Aurangzeb, unless it be Asad Khan, he who was faithful to Shahjahan, and is a loyal minister to this same Aurangzeb. Up to this day he prospers; but we can only judge finally after his death. This noble will indeed be a phoenix in the reign of Aurangzeb, whose renown others may recount hereafter, if he ends his life felicitously [249]. As Aurangzeb wanted to catch the lion's whelp before he grew up, he sent an army into the Choromandal Karnatik to prevent Shiva Ji's [i.e., Ram Raja's] departure from Jinji. He hoped to destroy him within that great fortress. For this purpose he sent Julfecercan (Zu,lfiqar Khan), son of Asad Khan, and other commanders; but Shiva Ji being well provisioned, Zu,lfiqar Khan could not accomplish his task. In writing his report to the king, he stated the necessity of reinforcements; therefore Aurangzeb sent his youngest son Kaembacx (Kam Bakhsh) to command, accompanied by Asad Khan himself.