Storia do Mogor 65.30.1

65.30.1

At this juncture Aurangzeb disclosed his motive for asserting himself to be and pretending to be a poor mendicant; it was only to secure an easier access to the emperor's seat, and mislead everyone. For, hardly had Murad Bakhsh fallen into his hands, Dara and Sulaiman Shukoh been defeated, and his father imprisoned, than he proclaimed himself emperor. He conferred many distinctions and gifts on the men of Shahjahan, Dara, Murad Bakhsh, and Sulaiman Shukoh who came over to his side, thereby the more easily to gain their adherence and attach them more strongly to his interests. Thus he became at once master of a great army.