Storia do Mogor 203.2.7

203.2.7

The allowance of no prince exceeds the rank of fifty hazari (fifty thousand), that ordinarily granted to the eldest son. At the present time this is Shah 'Alam, who has an income of twenty millions of rupees. This prince has in his mahal two thousand women, and maintains a court as superb as that of the king, his father. When these princes once leave the paternal house, they work and scheme to make themselves friends. They write secretly to the Hindu princes and the Mahomedan generals, promising them that when they become king they will raise their allowances. The others close with the bargain, and if any of these princes mounts the throne, he fancies that they have been faithful to him. When a son is born to any of the princes it is the grandfather who fixes the child's name. He also grants an allowance, different, however, from that of his own children, giving the child two or three hundred rupees a day. The child's father also gives something, and supports an establishment for the child according to the income assigned him. This continues until he is of marriageable age, and then he is given a grander retinue. The king's sons are called Pacha-zadah (Badshah-zadah) — that is, 'Born of the King' — and the sons of princes are called sazadah (shah-zadah) — that is, 'Born of a Prince' — and they bear the title of Sultan.