Storia do Mogor 65.14.5

65.14.5

The fourth son of King Shahjahan was Morad Bacx (Murad Bakhsh), the youngest of all the brothers. He was a man of little wisdom, who could not plan anything beyond his amusements, drinking, singing, and dancing. He was very bold and valorous, for ever practising himself in the use of arms, and perfect in the use of bow and arrow. He was a constant and energetic hunter, risking his life by spearing wolves and boars with his own hands, a thing none of his brothers did. He delighted in listening to talk about war, and through his over-confidence he felt contempt for all that was done at courts; relying solely on his own right hand and on his sword, he thought other men of no account. While he was governor of Gujarat, a man who was disaffected to his minister told him that this official was a traitor. Without any further inquiry he gave the minister a spear-thrust that passed right through him, whereupon he died. Murad Bakhsh was a concealed adherent to the sect of Aly ('Ali). The fourth daughter of King Shahjahan was called Merniza Begom (Mihr-un-nissa Begam). She took the side of her brother, Sultan Murad Bakhsh. She was young, and always occupied with her toys and games, and was rather pretty. I have nothing to tell about her, for being so young she did not trouble her head about affairs of State, and during the disturbance in the kingdom lived on in the harem.