Storia do Mogor 73.3

73.3

Pleased at this, Aurangzeb then hastened to see this bold animal standing in the space called Amcas ('Am-Khass), where public audiences were given. When the driver on the elephant was aware of the royal presence, he gave the usual signal to the animal, and he made his obeisance. Then, recollecting that he had been brought to the place by deceptions and against his will, the elephant began suddenly to trumpet, and flinging himself on the female elephants who accompanied him, he pushed them aside with his trunk, and, turning round, ran off with great fury. He knocked down everything in his way, and threatened everyone who appeared before him. In this manner the whole court was thrown into confusion. In trying to make his way out of the fortress, he came across a fine elephant made in masonry, which stood at the gate. Thinking it was a real elephant coming [7] to bar his exit, he fell upon it and destroyed it before he left the fort. Aurangzeb, as a follower of the Quran, ordered the other elephant opposite this one to be also knocked down. Upon them were two figures of Jamal (Jai Mall) and Fata (Fath), who bravely defended the fortress of Chitor against Akbar, as I have said before (I. 77-82).