'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎66] (385/1024)

Travels in India.
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ftretch’d as far zs C'ape-Comorw^ the other Kajas being only hisSubjeftsandT'
pending upon him. This Maja and his Succellors have been always at Wars with
them that fucceeded to Tamerlane or Temur-leng in India ; ard their Power wa
fo great, that the laft Raja King ^ who was at War with 'MUar^ brought into Field
four Armies under as many Generals. The molt conliderable of his Armies lav in
thofe Provinces, which atthis day are call’d the Kingdom of Go Icon da- the fecond
was quarter’d in the Provinces of rifapoitr, the third in the Province
and the fourth in theTerritories of Brampour.The Raja King of Narjjngue dying witheut
Children,the four Generals divided among themfelves the Countries vvhich thev
pollefs’d with their Army,and took upon them the title of Kings,the one oiGohl
da^the other of K^o^r,the other of Rrampour^nd the fourth of "Tahdbk.Thomh
the Raja King were an Idolater,neverthelefs his four Generals were Mahumetm • and
he of G ole on da was of the Sed of A/^,defcended from an Ancient Family of the
T %r comans inhabit the Country ofHamadan in Rerfia. This General,as I have
faid,was more conliderable than any of the remand fome few days after the death
of the Rajafhty won a famous Vidory from the Mogul ; fo that he could not
hinder them from afliiming their feveral Sovereignties. But after that, Jeban-
Guir, the Son of conquer’d again the Kingdom of Br amp our, clajehm
the Son of Jehan-Guir recover’d the Kingdom of Dultabat, and Aureng-ub the
Son of Cha-jehan recover’d fbme part of the Kingdom of Fifapour. As for the
King of Golconda, neither Cha-jehan, nor Aureng-zA? diflurb’d him, but let him
reft in peace,upon condition that he fhould pay to theMogul ah annual tribute of
200000 Pagods. At prefent the greateft Raja King on this fide Ganges is the fcaja of
Feloupwhofe Territories extend to Cap e-Comorin, and who fucceeded to fome part
of the Territories of the Raja King of Narfingue: But in regard there is no Trade in
his Country,and by confequence no concourfe of ftrangers, there is little notice
taken of him. The prefent King of Golconda has ho Sons,but three Daughters,
who are all married.
The eldeft Efpous’d one of the Kinfmen of the Grand-Cheh of Mecca. Nor
muft we forget fome paftages that fell out before this Marriage.The Ckcicoming
to Golconda in the habit of a Faquir, for fome Months lodg’d without the Gate
6 f the Palace,difdaining to give any anfwer to feveral Courtiers, that demanded
what his bulinefs was. At length the thing being made known to the King, he
fent his chief Phylitian, who fpoke good Arabick^ to know of the Chek^ what he
had to requeft, and the reafon of his coming. The Phylitian, and fome other
Lords of the Court that difeours’d him alfo, finding him to be a perfon of great
Wit and Learning, brought him to the King,who was very well fatisfi’d with his
afpeft and his prefence. But at length the Cki^declaring to him, that he came
to Efpoufe the Princefs} that propofal very much furpriz’d the Prince, and was
look’d upon by the greateft part of the Court, as made by a perfon not well in
his wits. At firft the King only laugh’d at him. But when he found him ob-
ftinately perfevering in his demand, in-fo-much that he threatn’d the Countrey
with fome ftrange Calamity,if the Princefs were not given to him in Marriage, he
was committed to Prifon, where he lay a long time. At length the King thinking
it more to the.purpofe to fend him back into his own Countrey, caus’d him to
be Ihip’d away zt Ma/lipatan, in a Vefl'el that earn’d Goods and Pilgrims to Mec
ca, whence they travel by land to Mecca, About two years after the fame Che{
return’d again to Golconka, and order’d his affairs fo well, that he Efpous’d the
Princefs, and won an high reputation in the Kingdom, which he governs at this
day,and is very Potent. He it was that kept the King from furreridring the For-
trefs of Golconda, whither he was retir’d, when Aureng-teb and his Son took
fiabar, as I lhall tell you by and by,threatning to killhim, if he would notrefolve
fo hold #t out, and not deliver the keys to the enemy. This bold a&ion was the
reafbn which made the King love him ever afterwards \ and that he takes his
counfe* in all weighty affairs,not as he is ttie King’s Son-in-Law,but as heisagreat
Minifter of State,and the chiefeft perfon,next the King, in all the Court, “at
was that has put a ftop to the finifhing the great Pagod in Bagnagar,jMK%
threaten’d the whole Kingdom with fome great Calamity, if they went totwaia
with the work. This Prince is a paffionate Lover of all thofe that profejs the
Mathematicks, and underftands them as well. For which reafon, though ne