Storia do Mogor 65.37.3

65.37.3

When Sultan Muhammad heard [237] of this letter he sent to Shah Shuja' to say that he must not give any heed to Mir Jumlah. The letter was a forgery, meant for nothing but to sow disunion between the two of them; and he ratified afresh the oath to serve him faithfully. But these arguments were not sufficient to secure Shah Shuja's confidence. Unhappy Sultan Muhammad, finding himself out of favour everywhere, and having by this time discovered the deception about his marriage, resolved upon having recourse to his opponent, Mir Jumlah. Abandoning Shah Shuja', he transferred himself to Mir Jumlah's camp, where he was received with due dignity, and a promise was given to write in his favour to Aurangzeb. Mir Jumlah would do all he could to get his father to overlook the past. There are not wanting those who declare that the flight of Sultan Muhammad to Shah Shuja' was planned by Aurangzeb. This is due to what they have experienced of his wiles; but it was not so, because if Shah Shuja' had put faith in Sultan Muhammad, Mir Jumlah and Daler Khan would not have had such an easy victory.