Storia do Mogor 65.38.4

65.38.4

When the time to move had come, Shekh Mir rode the king's elephant, clad in full regal array, everybody supposing that it was the very Aurangzeb, a deception that was easily believed, as daylight had not yet appeared. The trenches of Dara were attacked with great fury, and he repelled the assailants with still greater vigour, doing great execution with his artillery and musketry. In this first conflict the tutor of Aurangzeb, Shekh Mir, was shot down by a musket-ball, thus gloriously yielding up his life an offering for the safety of his disciple. But the attendant seated behind him on the elephant performed a feat highly thought of at the time. To prevent the army losing heart by supposing that Aurangzeb, whom Shekh Mir represented, had been slain, this man held the body up, and holding its arms, moved them about, encouraging his own side to come on. He ordered the elephant-driver to used his goad to the elephant. His exertions were quite as important as Shekh Mir's resolve, whereby he offered up his life for Aurangzeb. This attendant's name was Mirtaque (Mir Taqi), who gained for Aurangzeb the victory, and as the winner thereof he was rewarded for his great courage and exertions. Aurangzeb at once changed his name of Mir Taqi into that of Fatenuma (Fath-numa) — that is to say, 'Displayer of Victory.' Although I was not in this battle, I have special knowledge of it;