Storia do Mogor 371.10

371.10

Sultãn Mu'izz-ud-din began his movement, and, ascertaining that his opponent was quite weak, he offered battle on January 15, 1709. The combat was bloody; the horsemen preferred being cut to pieces to surrendering; the infantry made a little resistance under cover of their slight entrenchments. This constrained Prince Mu'izz-ud-din to assault their position with his elephants. They were entirely defeated. Recognising that he was defeated, Kãm Bakhsh withdrew at the head of some of his most faithful servants to a small eminence, where he was surrounded. Refusing to surrender, he was mortally wounded by an arrow. He was carried to the prince's (Shãh 'Alam's) palace, and the next morning he died. One of his sons, two daughters, his wives, and his whole family, were taken to the palace. This action was decisive, and gave the crown to Shãh 'Alam, and thus rendered him uncontrolled possessor of the Mogul empire. We received this news at Pondicherry on Thursday, January 31, 1709, and it was confirmed by a number of persons from the army who arrived here on February 2 of the same year. [327] Prince Shãh 'Alam has gone off with his army in the direction of Aurangãbãd. The people who gave me this news were sent me by Ode Khãn (?), and they told me he was the man who wounded Prince Kãm Bakhsh with an arrow from his bow.