Storia do Mogor 65.11.5

65.11.5

But one of the chief generals of Shahjahan was suspected by Dara of being unfriendly. This man was found in his bed with his throat cut, and the populace whispered that he (Dara) had ordered the assassination. To sum up, he (Dara) depreciated all the nobles at the court, above all the generals and commanders. In order to insult them still more, he gave exaggerated praise to Barcandas Can (Barqandaz Khan)—that is to say, 'Grand Thunderer' — who, being a soldier of repute, was made by Dara head of his artillery. The appointment was due to his having killed an owl which had taken up its place upon the room where the prince was sleeping. He said this man was the bravest in the whole empire; that he by himself would suffice for the destruction of any prince who was his (Dara's) enemy; that all the commanders and generals put together could not reach the hundredth part of that man's valour. At this praise the other commanders showed themselves aggrieved and disgusted. All these things united were the chief causes of Dara's ruin and death. He might have been King of Hindustan if he had known how to control himself.