Travels in the Mogul Empire, . lf with the foulest short, he had grown so quarrelsome arid ungovernable,that it became necessary to confine him apart: but inthe morning, when re-covered from his nightsdebauch, he would beagain set at liberty. Inthe mean time, largebribes and larger pro-mises were given to allthe superior officers ;the pay of the wholearmy was immediatelyaugmented ; and, asthere were few whohad not long foreseenthe downfall of Morad-Baichc, it is not surpris-ing that when the daydawned scarcely a traceof the late partial com-motion existed. Aureng-Zebtc fe
Travels in the Mogul Empire, . lf with the foulest short, he had grown so quarrelsome arid ungovernable,that it became necessary to confine him apart: but inthe morning, when re-covered from his nightsdebauch, he would beagain set at liberty. Inthe mean time, largebribes and larger pro-mises were given to allthe superior officers ;the pay of the wholearmy was immediatelyaugmented ; and, asthere were few whohad not long foreseenthe downfall of Morad-Baichc, it is not surpris-ing that when the daydawned scarcely a traceof the late partial com-motion existed. Aureng-Zebtc felt that he mightventure to shut his brother up in a covered embmy? a kindof closed litter in which women are carried on elephants ;and in this manner the Prince was conveyed to Dchli, andincarcerated in the ancient citadel of Stliw-guer,2 whichis situated in the middle of the river. 1 Fur arniiti, a 1crsiarj word meaning a eovcrcd-in howd&ll, or ,1 Sahm-ghar, built by the Emperor Salim Shah Stir, in the year1546, and now in Fig. Muratl Bakbah. HISTORY OF THE STATED The army submitted to this new order of tilings, withthe exception of the eunuch Cluih-Abun, who occasionedmuch Aitrcng-Zcbe received the tfoopg latelyunder the command of Morad-Bakche into his service;and resumed the pursuit of Darn, who was advancing withthe utmost expedition on Lahor, with the intention offortifying himself in that city, and rendering it the ren-dezvous for his friends and adherents. But he was pressedso closely by his eageT enemy, that he found it impossiblyto fortify that position : he, therefore, continued his retreaton the road to Moullan ; but here again the vigour of hisbrothers movements disappointed any expectation hemight have formed of maintaining that post. Nothing,indeed, could exceed the ardour and activity of Aitreng-Zebe. Notwithstanding the great heat of the weather,his army marched day and night ; and, with a view ofencouraging the troops, he was o
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