Storia do Mogor 65.44.8

65.44.8

Learning that Prince Shah Shuja' had entrenched himself in the province of Bengal, and that to overcome him was most difficult, Aurangzeb, a little time after our arrival in Dihli, ordered Daler Khan to proceed with some fresh troops and cannon, manned by my companions, as a reinforcement to Mir Jumlah in his contest with the above-named prince. At the same time he wrote to the rajahs, or petty kings, and the great governors that all must lend their aid — in men, arms, and money; in short, everything that was necessary to Mir Jumlah. They must so continue to aid him until the prince was taken or expelled from the kingdom. With the reinforcements sent by Aurangzeb, and the assistance given by the petty rajahs and the governors, Mir Jumlah attacked Shah Shuja' with such violence that he was reduced to the last stage of desperation. For poor Shah Shuja', having written letters to many quarters, received no answer to please him. Everyone feared Aurangzeb. Shah Shuja' himself reflected on what his brother had done to their father, Shahjahan, and their two brothers, Dara and Murad Bakhsh, and the victories he had won ; and prognosticated similar ill-luck for himself, and saw that, were he to fall into the hands of the ' poor faqir,' now become a king, he might count his days as numbered.