A history of the Deccan . , and usurped the title of C//a/i or King. *—A moreincorrect or garbled account of Deccan history tlian this cannotbe imagined. Bernier, however, was a most accurate andconscientious observer, and his record of contemporary eventsis more reliable than those of the Maliomedan historians. Hewas moreover for many years at the Imperial Court and hadaccess to the highest and best informed of the nobility. Itis therefore clear that he can only have recorded the versionwhich he heard and as it is impossible, (from the fact of thehistories being still extant) that the true hi
A history of the Deccan . , and usurped the title of C//a/i or King. *—A moreincorrect or garbled account of Deccan history tlian this cannotbe imagined. Bernier, however, was a most accurate andconscientious observer, and his record of contemporary eventsis more reliable than those of the Maliomedan historians. Hewas moreover for many years at the Imperial Court and hadaccess to the highest and best informed of the nobility. Itis therefore clear that he can only have recorded the versionwhich he heard and as it is impossible, (from the fact of thehistories being still extant) that the true history of the Deccancould not have been known, there seems to be good groundfor the belief that this garbled version was purposely publishedin order to give a colour to Aurungzebes invasion and conquest,for which, once interrupted, he was at that time only wantinganother opportunity. * Berniers Travels.—Constables Oriental Miscellany.—Constable & CoX891. Vol. I, CHAPTER XXIV. THE FALL OF GOLCONDA. — A. D. T tlie same time )e sent anarmy from Sliolapurto attack Bijapur healso sent an armynnder Prince IMnham-med j\Inazzam andKhan Jehan against Hy-derabad. Abnl Hassanwas tlie reigning Sultan,having succeeded his uncleAbduUa in 1672. His twoprincipal Ministers were Hin-doos, named Madanna and Akanna,and this fact of employing infidels^?med one of the protests whichAurungzebe put forward for his Hassan appears to have contemplated relievingBijapur, but his forces were met by the Imperial armybetween the two kingdoms, and though greatly superiorin numbers, the Hyderabad General was beaten with con-siderable loss. The- Imperial troops, however, were not :]0(i HISTORY OF TllK DECCAN. stn)n<; cii()iii;li to follow up this ;ulvaiitii<^X, and rciiuiiiicdciicaiiipcd on the field of battle for some months. Thisdelay excited the Emperors anger, and he despatched astrong letter of censure to the Prince and to Khan Jelian,who tlieren])on sent
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