History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c69.s4.11

v4.c69.s4.11

“A secret letter from the army of Prince Azam informed the Emperor that spies had brought to the Prince the news that Durgadas had embarked Akbar in a ship and leaving him had himself gone back to Jodhpur.” (Ish. 108 b, 109 b-110 b, 113 a, 119 a.) With Zia-ud-din Muhammad (a former follower of Shuja) and 45 retainers, Akbar embarked in a ship hired at Rajapur (commanded by Bendal, an Englishman), and sailed for Persia (in Feb. 1687), but was driven by stress of weather to the port of Masqat. (K. K. ii. 285.) He reached the Persian Court at Isfahan on 24th January, 1688.*