Storia do Mogor 88.2.4

88.2.4

After some months had passed, the chief of these amazons informed the king of Yakhshi's pregnancy. Aurangzeb's answer was that, should it be a boy, he would rear him as a son; if a girl, as a daughter. The Tartar woman brought forth a male child, whereupon the king adopted him as a son, and gave him the title of Alantox Bahader (Alamtosh Bahadur)—that is to say, 'Valorous of the World.' When he grew up he was granted the establishment of a prince. But owing to the undisciplined conduct of the youth, Aurangzeb was forced to thrust him out and take away from him his rank as a prince, leaving him very small [30] pay. Here it is appropriate to remark that in India it is the custom to bring up such children as if they were true sons. Experience teaches that such children rarely turn out well, and are like a conflagration in a house. The four months were drawing to a close, and the envoys from Balkh began to talk of a return to their own country. Aurangzeb, at their leave-taking, ordered them to receive two sets of robes of rich stuff for each man, and eight thousand rupees. For the King of Balkh he sent as a remembrance many pieces of costly brocade, a quantity of very fine white cloth to make veils (beatilhas), many pieces of striped gold and silver cloth, five pairs of very large carpets, two daggers, adorned with precious stones, five flasks of essence of roses, and nine costly and beautiful sets of robes, with the whole of which the envoys were much satisfied.