Storia do Mogor 354.7.6

354.7.6

taken the field with a great army, and was advancing on the road to Ãgrah, in the belief that his Majesty was dead. Against this prince came out a Rãjput leader called Dorucdax (Durgã Dãs), belonging to the territory of Jaswant Singh, at the head of twelve thousand cavalry. This is the Rãjput who took Prince Akbar's side when he rose in rebellion. A'zam Tãrã was under the impression that Durgã Dãs was coming to effect a junction with him. Therefore he wrote him a letter [159] of thanks; but he found by experience that things were very different from what he had expected. When the prince's force arrived in front of that of Durgã Dãs, the latter barred its passage onwards, resulting in a loss of four hundred Rajputs and twelve hundred of the prince's men. This opposition forced A'zam Tãrã to retreat. The cause which led Durgã Dãs to resist A'zam Tãrã was his contention that the throne belonged to Prince Akbar, in the maintenance of whose rights he had taken the field. When the king heard of this movement, he called upon Prince A'zam Tãrã to return to the Presence, under promises of many high dignities and appointment as lord over still greater provinces. After the retreat of the prince, Durgã Dãs also withdrew to his own territory, which is that formerly belonging to Jaswant Singh.