Storia do Mogor 65.14.1

65.14.1

At the time I was at Dihli he was received with great pomp, and given the highest place in the royal audience. Shahjahan accorded him the title of Vizir Azam (Wazir-i-a'zam) — that is to say, 'Great Secretary,' and the name of Mazamcan (Mu'azzam Khan) — that is to say, 'Greatest of the Great.' After a short time he was ordered to make ready an army for a march without delay against the King of Persia, from whom he (Shahjahan) was pledged to take the fortress of Qandahar. With this intent he had already made ready his artillery and a certain number of cavalry. Mir Jumlah, or the newly-made Mu'azzam Khan, gave a present to Shahjahan of a large uncut diamond which weighed three hundred and sixty carats. He added that if Qandahar produced such precious stones, his majesty might undertake the labour of going there, or could despatch some loyal vassal to take it. But to his mind, his majesty had better send some trusty person to conquer the lands where, of a verity, such stones were to be found. These were the kingdoms of Bizapur (Bijapur) and Golconda (Gulkhandah), and the island of Ceilao (Ceylon). Having spoken thus, he once more held forth his hand full of diamonds, already cut, of considerable size, though not so large as the first one.