Storia do Mogor 65.37.4

65.37.4

Learning that his son was reconciled with Mir Jumlah, Aurangzeb wrote him a letter full of demonstrations of affection, with an order of recall. Mir Jumlah's orders were to send him back under a good and trustworthy guard, fearing that on the way he might attempt some escapade similar to the last. For this reason he was carried in a palanquin carefully watched. Reflecting on what he had done, and afraid of his father, whose deceitful and vengeful nature he knew, Sultan Muhammad became very anxious, and began to contemplate renewed flight to the mountains of Srinagar. In order to intimidate the guard over him, he jumped frequently out of the palanquin, in the supposition that, either out of fear or respect, he would be allowed to take to flight. But naught availed him, for those in charge of him had received very strict orders. Hearing what was going on during the journey, Aurangzeb sent off the eunuch Danis (Danish), at the head of two thousand cavalry, with the fetters used for Murad Bakhsh. These were at once to be put on him, and he was to be placed on an elephant in a closed howdah. They were to cross the river Ganges, and carry him to the fortress of Gualier (Gwaliyar, Gwalior). There he was detained, and orders were given to ply him continually with the water of posto (post, opium) until his mind was destroyed.