Storia do Mogor 91.4

91.4

The prince replied that it could be assumed this was so, since Roshan Ara Begam would not allow anyone to go into the royal harem, nor anyone to come out, who could give word of the life or death of the king. In spite of all he had done to ascertain the truth, no one could find out if [40] Aurangzeb was alive or dead. Upon this the rajah asked him to take some repose, for in a few hours he would know the condition of the king. With this object he wrote a short note to one of Roshan Ara Begam's eunuchs saying he offered him two hundred thousand rupees on condition of his sending him a clear statement whether the king was alive or dead. He forwarded this note by one of his own trusted eunuchs. The eunuch of Roshan Ara Begam replied by another note stating that the king was still alive.