Storia do Mogor 80.5

80.5

Aurangzeb accepted Asad Khan as his servant, giving him some of the principal offices at court. Finally, upon the death of Ja'far Khan, he was made secretary { = wazlr) of the whole empire, the which office Asad Khan continues to fill with great faithfulness until this very day, the 10th of March, 1699. Never again did Aurangzeb write to Shahjahan on the subject of the jewels, for which he had shown such cupidity. He sent an order to Foladcan (Fulad Khan), the treasurer, inquiring in what space of time he could look through the jewels and make him a report of their value. Fulad Khan asked for time for this estimate, and six months afterwards replied that it would take fourteen years to go through them and find out the value. On receiving this answer, not wishing to waste so much time, Aurangzeb abandoned his design.