Travels in India (Tavernier) 54.6

54.6

Aurangzeb ordered troops to advance towards the mountains of Srinagar in order to compel Raja Nakti Rani to put Suliman Sheko in his power. But the Raja being able with 1000 men to defend all the entrances to his country, which are narrow and difficult, against 100,000, rendered all Aurangzeb’s efforts futile, who thereupon had recourse to ruse, seeing that force availed nothing. He sought at first to treat with the Raja, but in vain, for the Raja would not violate his oath; and moreover his priests assured him that Aurangzeb would be deprived of his Kingdom, and that Suliman Sheko would reign in a short time; this made him treat the young Prince with all possible kindness.