[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 65.5.1 # Storia do Mogor 65.5.1 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 65.5.1 - **Language:** English ### [65.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.5.1) If perchance any commander fled from battle, or did not do his duty, he was severely punished, both in his own person and that of his wives and daughters, the king directing rats to be placed in the latter's trousers, simply to disgrace and frighten them, and as a warning to other officials to do their duty with care. Before Shahjahan sent his son Moradbux (Murad Bakhsh) to be Viceroy of Guzurate (Gujarat), the previous governor was Nacir Can (Nasir Khan). This man tyrannized over the people greatly, collecting extraordinary contributions and behaving harshly. As the merchants of that region were unable to obtain access to the king's audience to make their complaints, they bribed secretly some actors to represent their grievances in \[134\] detail before the king. Among the actors were mingled also some of the traders, who were to appear in the play and make petition to the court to be given redress, on showing that they had brought sufficient money. They reported to the king that some strange actors had arrived, and wished to give a representation of a novel kind. - [Previous: 65.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.4.8) - [Next: 65.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.5.2) - [Up: 65.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.65.5.1) · Pramāṇa