Storia do Mogor 65.34.3

65.34.3

After a few days had elapsed Dara resumed his route, followed by some six thousand horsemen, carrying with him sufficient gold and silver and his family. He passed through the country of the Rajah of Cachanagara with great energy on his way to the province of Guzurate (Gujarat). When Aurangzeb was told of this, and found that Dara, leaving the road to Persia, had come into the Gujarat province to raise a new army, he tried to mislead him by the following stratagem: He sent a letter to his second son Sultan Mu'azzam, nowadays known as Xaalam (Shah 'Alam), then living at the city of Aurangabad. He ordered him to feign rebellion, enlist new troops, and announce that he meant to protect and deliver his grandfather, Shahjahan. To this intent he should write to Dara, inviting him to rally to his side against Aurangzeb. When Dara should appear, he (Mu'azzam) must make every effort to seize him, dead or alive. But Dara, who after all was not devoid of sense and judgment, being now guided by experience, detected the plots and wiles of Aurangzeb, and made a joke of the offer from Sultan Mu'azzam.