Storia do Mogor 65.13.6

65.13.6

The reason for raising the siege of the fortress and liberating the King of Gulkhandah was that Begam Sahib and Dara were unwilling that the King of Gulkhandah should fall into the hands of Aurangzeb. By acquiring possession of Gulkhandah he would become more powerful than before, thus making it easier for him to lay claim to the throne of Hindustan. When Shahjahan sent his order to Aurangzeb to raise the siege of the fortress occupied by the King of Gulkhandah, he also directed that on his way back to Aurangabad he should visit a place belonging to the King of Vizapur (Bijapur) called Beder (Bidar), a fortress of some importance. It was not sufficient for him that early in his reign he had compelled without justification the same king to make over to him the fortresses of Juner, Calliani (Kaliyani), and Beomdi (Bhiwandi), with their lands. Without fail the two generals — that is to say, Aurangzeb and Mir Jumlah — executed the orders of Shahjahan. But the principal object of Aurangzeb was to gain Mir Jumlah by soft words, promises, and offers, recognising that he was a brave leader and a wealthy man. He was thoroughly convinced that this noble would be of use to him in carrying out his intention of seizing the kingdom of Hindustan. In the course of conversation Aurangzeb acquired a knowledge of Mir Jumlah's disposition, and began to complain to him of his father.