[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 65.3.6 # Storia do Mogor 65.3.6 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 65.3.6 - **Language:** English ### [65.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.3.6) All the world knows that the Mahomedans, following the example of their master, Muhammad, are very licentious ; wherefore there are men among them, some more and some less, chiefly the nobles and the kings, who do not content themselves with a few wives, but seek for every method of gratifying themselves in this particular. It may be asserted that Shahjahan was not superior to others in this respect, for, not contenting himself with the women that he had in his palaces, he forfeited the respect of the nobles at his court by intrigues with their wives, whereby he came to his ruin and his death. The chief of these women, one that he thought a great deal of, was the wife of Jafarcan (Ja'far Khan), and from the love he bore her he wished to take her husband's life, but she saved him by praying that he might be sent as governor to Patana (Patnah), as was done. In the same way he had an acquaintance with the wife of Calican (Khalil Khan) for some time, and this man took his revenge in the battle fought by Dara against Aurangzeb, as I shall relate further on (I. 192). Here it seems appropriate to state how the spies reported to Shahjahan that the wife of Khalilullah Khan wore shoes worth three millions of rupees, owing to the numerous precious stones with which the said shoes were garnished. - [Previous: 65.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.3.5) - [Next: 65.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.3.7) - [Up: 65.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.3.6) · Pramāṇa