[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 63.2.1 # Storia do Mogor 63.2.1 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 63.2.1 - **Language:** English ### [63.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.63.2.1) Nur Jahan succeeded in making the king drink less than he had done formerly, and after many entreaties he agreed that he would not drink more than nine cupfuls. Every time he drank it must be offered by her hand. If on any account he should ask for more, he was to be satisfied to allow her to put him off by excuses. Many days had not passed when the king, being engaged in listening to the singing of his musicians, began to drink joyously. In a short time he had come to the end of his nine cupfuls. As the music went on he asked for more, but the queen would not give it, saying that he had already had his nine cupfuls, and she did not mean to give him any more. Jahangir went on asking for just one cup more. When he saw that the queen would not give ear to his words, he fell into a passion, laid hold of the queen and scratched her, she doing the same on her side, grappling with the king, biting and scratching him, and no one dared to separate them. The musicians, hearing the noise going on in the room, began to call out and weep, tearing their garments, and beating with their hands and feet, as if someone were doing them an injury. Thereupon out came the king and queen, who had been struggling together, to find out the reason of all these cries. Seeing that it was a feigned plot of the musicians, they fell a-laughing, and the fight ended. The king was highly delighted with the trick played by the musicians, to whom he gave a handsome reward. - [Previous: 63.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.63.1.8) - [Next: 63.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.63.2.2) - [Up: 63.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.63.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.63.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.63.2.1) · Pramāṇa