'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.' [‎59] (730/1024)

Son, wounded her Husband, and fucked So that one evening Seva-Gi fa w his
Pavilions befet with three or fourCW^j i but he made ihift to get away in the night®
Thisefcape made a great noife at Court, every one accufing the elded Son of the Raja King
JeJJ'eigne to have aflided him in it. Jeffeigne-> who prefently had news that Aunng-Zcbe
was very angry with him and his Som and was advifed no more to go to the Court,was
day and night upon his guard, apprehending led Aunng-Zebe ftiould take this for a pre
tence to fall upon his Lands, and poifefs himfelf of them. Whereupon-he alfo foon
left Vecan to fecure his Ellate > but when he was at Brampour^ he died. Yet notwith-
danding Aureng-Zebe was fo far from expreffing any coldnefs or refentment to the Son
of Jejfeigne, that he fent to condole with him for the death of his Father, and con
tinued to him his Penfion j which conrirms what many fay, that it was by the confent
of Aunng-Zehe himfelf, that Seva-Gi efcaped, forafmuch as he could retain him no
longer at Court, becaufe all the Women there had too great a fpleen againft him , and
looked upon him as a man that had embroiled his hands in the blood of his Kinfmen.
But to return to Vecan^ we are toconfider, that that is a Kingdom, which thefe For
ty years hath conftantly been the Theater of War, and upon the fcore whereof the M?-
gol hath much to do with the Kings of Golkonda, and of Vifapour, and divers little So-
veraigns, which is not to be underftood r unlefs it Be known, *what confiderable
things have palled in thofe Parts , arid the condition of the Princes that govern
them. - ■ ' '■ '
All this great Peninfule of Indeftan, cutting it from the Bay of Catnbaja unto that of
Bengak, near Jaganrate^ and palling thence to Cape Comorin was fcarce two hundred
years fince entirely ( fome mountainous Parts excepted ) under the Dominion of one
only Prince, who confequently Was a very great and very potent Monarch-: But nowit is
divided among many different Soveraigns, that are alfo of different Religions. The
caufe of this divilion was, that the King Ramm, the lari of thofe that have polTefTed
this mighty State entirely, did imprudently raife threeBlave-s, Gurgis^ he had about him
too high, fo as to make them all three Governors of places: The firfi , of the gre&teft
part of thofe Countries, which at prefent are polTelTed by the iMogol in Deem, about
Vanlet-Abad^ from Bider^ Paranda, Suratte^ unto Narbadar: The fecond , of all the
other. Lands, now comprehended under the Kingdom of Vifapour : And the third ,
of all that is contained under the Kingdom of Goltynda, Thefe three Slaves
grew very rich, and found themfclves fupported by a good number of the Mogols, that
were imthe fervice of Ramras^ becaufe they wete all three Mahwnetans, ot the Se6fc
ChyM, like the Perfians. And at length they all revolted together with one accord,kil
led King Ramm, and return’d to their Government, each taking ujxm him the Title
of Cbah ot King. The HTue of Ram^y not finding themfelves flrong enough for
them, were content to keep themfelves in a corner, viz. in that Country which is com
monly call’d Karnateks in our Maps, Bifnaguer, where they are dill Rajas to this very
day. All the reft of the State was alfo at the fame time divided into all thofe Raja King 's
Naiques, and petty Kings, fucH as we fee there. Thefe three Slaves and their Pofteri-
ty have always defended themfelves very well in their Kingdoms,: whil’ft they kept a
good mutual Correfpondence, and affifted one another in their grievous Wars againft
the Mogols. But when they once came to think every one to defend their Lands aipaf t,
they foon found the effects of thek divifion. For the Mogol fo well knew to take his
time upon that occafion, ( which is ndw about Thirty five, or Forty years fince ) that
he poffefs’d himfelf within a little time of all the Country of Nejam-Cbab , or King
Nejaniy the fifth or fixthof the Family of the firft Slave, and at laft took him Prifoner
in Daulei-Abady the Capital, where he died. > v < •
After that time, the Kings of Golkonda have maintain’d themfelves well enonghi
not as if they could compare with the power of the Mogoly but becaufe the Mogol hath
always been employ’d againft the two others i from whom he was to take Ambery Pa-
randay Bidery and fome other places, before he could conveniently march towards Gol-
kynda. And becaufe they have always been fo politick, being very opulent, as to fur-
nifti under-hand the King of Vifapour With Money, and thereby to help him to main
tain a War againft the Mogol : Befides that,they ever have a confiderable Army on foot*
which is always ready, and never fails to take the Field, and to approach to the Fron
tiers, at the time when there is News that that of the Mogol marches zgaiviR Vifapour >
to let the Mogol fee, not only that they are always ready to defend themfelves, but alfo
that they could eafily affift the King of Vifapour^ in cafe he (hould be reduced to any ex-
I 2 tremity.