History of India . ckThrone. A little too soon Dara had dismounted, tobe numbered among the most miserable of princes,a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth. Then, andnot tUl then, did Aurangzib descend from his elephant,and, prostrating himself on the bloody field, give thanksto God for this great and glorious victory. The victory of Samugarh was the signal for all theworld to come and tender their homage to Aurangzib,who remained on the field of his triumph, busily en-gaged night and day in negotiating with his fathersamirs. They required little inducement to come overto the side of the risi
History of India . ckThrone. A little too soon Dara had dismounted, tobe numbered among the most miserable of princes,a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth. Then, andnot tUl then, did Aurangzib descend from his elephant,and, prostrating himself on the bloody field, give thanksto God for this great and glorious victory. The victory of Samugarh was the signal for all theworld to come and tender their homage to Aurangzib,who remained on the field of his triumph, busily en-gaged night and day in negotiating with his fathersamirs. They required little inducement to come overto the side of the rising man. The Raja Jai Singh,who commanded the army which had successfully re-pulsed Shuja* in Bengal, gave his adhesion to the futureemperor. The Maharaja Jaswant Singh presently fol-lowed his example and tendered his fealty to the newpower. Dara had already fled with a few hundred SHAH JAHAN A PALACE PEISONER 117 followers, and Ms father had sent money and five thou-sand horsemen to assist him. Aurangzib now turned. SHAH JAHAN. his attention to his most dangerous rival, the still popu-lar Shah Jahan. The father tried to induce his son to visit him, butAurangzib, suspecting a trap, sent his son Mohammad, 118 SHAH JAHAN who entered the fort of Agra on the 18th of June, over-came the guard, and tiirned the palace into a Jahan never left the castle during his sevenremaining years of life. He was allowed every enjoy-ment that his sensuous nature demanded, loaded withpresents, and supplied with such amusements as most entertained him. Hisdaughter, the Begam Sa-hib, and aU his numerouswomen, kept him com-pany. Cooks skilfullyministered to his appe-tite, and dancers and
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