Storia do Mogor 65.13.7

65.13.7

His phrase was that Shahjahan was the father of Dara, while he, on his side, could never find a kinder father than he (Mir Jumlah), that he built his hopes upon him, and accepted him as his protector. He prayed him as a favour to have compassion upon him and his family. He pledged his word that if he ever reigned he would make him (Mir Jumlah) the greatest man at his court, and his son, Muhammad Amin Khan, the second, giving them all the privileges of princes. This conversation was kept absolutely secret, and he ended it with very earnestly entreating him not to enter into relations with Dara, or give him any sign of encouragement. Mir Jumlah, seeing how he (Aurangzeb) relied upon him, became very friendly to that prince, and gave him his word, binding himself to support him with his entire strength and his life, when the occasion arose. From that hour they began to plan the important undertaking of getting the kingdom into the hands of Aurangzeb, both men being masters of the requisite prudence and power of concealment.