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Identifier: historyofdeccan00grib (find matches)
Title: A history of the Deccan
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Gribble, J. D. B. (James Dunning Baker), d. 1906 Pendlebury, Mary (Gribble), Mrs
Subjects: Deccan (India) -- History
Publisher: London : Luzac and co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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there internalevidence that the story is not correct, but there is also thehistory of Inayat Khan, which gives a very different versionbut one which contains the element upon which the moresensational one could easily be built. Apart from the impos-sibility of Prince Aurungzebe being able to start on a raid ofthis kind wdthout it being known, we know that he wasessentially a cautious man, and one who laid his plans aftermuch deliberation. An expedition of this kind would, nodoubt, have had attractions for a man like Sivajee, but notfor Aurungzebe, and further, if he had succeeded so far asto have got the King actually in his poAver, he would nothave allowed him to escape. Now, Inayat Khan says MirJumba came himself to Aurungzebe because he had falleninto the displeasure of his master, the King. He was receivedwith high honour, and a kliilat, and wansah of 5,000 \vasbestowed upon him. It is very possible that on the occasionof this visit Mir Junda laid before the Prince the plan of an
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The last King op Uulcuxda u MPKISUNED BV AURUNGZEBE, TILE BEGINNING OF THE END. 277 invasion; ))ut as yet there was no excuse. As soon, liowever,as Sultan Abdullah heard that ^lir Junda had gone toAurungzebe, he ))laced his son, Mahomed Aniin, in confine-ment, and attached all his Ministers property. This furnishedthe excuse for interference, and we are told that the Princeat once despatched a quiet letter to Kutb-ul-Mulk regardingthe release of the j)risoners, and the restoration of MahomedAmins goods and chattels. At the same time he reportedthe matter to Delhi, and asked for permission to march withan army to insist upon the order being carried out. Thispermission being granted, the Prince despatched his eldest son,Mahomed Sultan, with an advance force with orders to encampnear Hyderabad, and insist upon the letter of his fatherbeing obeyed. Al)dulla Shah at first delayed, but when thearmy arrived within a short distance of Hyderabad, hecomplied so far as to send out Mahomed Amin,

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