son,
those who are come to slay us!" and snatching up a small knife he tried
to defend himself and the child. It was an unequal fight which could
but end in one way. The boy was quickly made an end of, and Dara being
thrown down was held by the legs while one of the slaves cut off his
head. The head was then immediately brought to Aurungzeb, as a
certificate that his orders had been duly executed. The king desired
the face to be washed and wiped in his presence and then, when he saw
that it was the veritable head of Dara, his brother, he fell a-weeping
and cried aloud : "O, Dara! O, unhappy man ! Take it away! Bury it in
the tomb of Humaiyun."
Such was the fate of Dara, the second owner of the Great Mogul.
In conclusion Tavernier says of the treasures belonging to Aurungzeb:
"
These then are the jewels of the Grand Mogul which he showed to me by a
particular grace granted to no other foreigner, and I held them all in
my hand and considered
