CHAP. XIII.] ALLIANCE WITH AURANGZIB. 335 Persian army would march inland through Qandahar to Kabul. These promises either the Shah did not mean to keep, or they were rendered unnecessary by Aurangzib's rapid and decisive success. From the first Aurangzib had volunteered to help Murad, but on what terms? Terms of part- nership between Aurangzib and Murad. Evidently the understanding was that after their common enemy had been vanquished, the brothers would divide the empire among themselves. Yielding to Murad's request, Aurangzib sent him the following definite and solemn written agreement just before the march into Northern India: "Whereas the design of acquiring the throne has now been set on foot, the standards of the Prophet have turned their faces to their goal, and all (my) pious aim is to uproot the bramble of idolatry and infidelity from the realm of Islam and to overwhelm and crush the idolatrous chief
- This account of the negotiations with Persia is based
on Faiyaz-ul-qawanin, 422, 427, 430, 464, and Rugat-i- Shah Abbas Sani, 13-16, 23-28 (to Murad). The Shah also intrigued with the Deccani Sultans and received from Dara a petition for aid and a request to conquer Bhakkar. Rugat- i-Shah Abbas Sani, to Adil Shah (16-19, 93-100), to Qutb Shah (19-23, 89-93), to Dara (7-10), to the Governor of Multan (210-214). † Adab-i-Alamgiri, 78b-79a. It is also quoted in the Tazkirah-i-salatin-i-Chaghtaia. Digitized by Microsoft Ⓡ
