The Emperor Aoreng-zib, after along reign, departs this life, aged ninety-two years, having divided his dominions between his children—Civil-Wars—Azem-Shah ascends the throne—Soltan Màazzem, his eldest son, ascends the throne—Battle of Agra between the two brothers, where the second brother dies fighting valiantly—The elder brother acknowledged Emperor under the title of Bahadyr-Shah, proves very scrupulous in his word, but very feeble in his administration—Dies suddenly—Civil Wars between his children—Civil War again—Muézzeddin, the elder brother, unexpectedly victorious, ascends the throne under the title of Djehandar-Shah—Wants to promote to a Viceroyalty the brother of a dance-girl, his mistress—Is opposed by his Vezir in a very curious sarcastical speech—A rival to the Empire arises in Bengal—It is Feroh-Syur whose party is espoused by two Sèyd brothers, Viceroys of two Provinces—The Emperor sends his son to fight his Rival, by whom the young Prince is defeated—The Emperor himself defeated, flies for his life, is arrested by his Vezir, and strangled by his competitor—Feroh-Syur, Emperor—Feroh-Syur’s sanguinary executions; his mean character—Jealousies between the Emperor and the two Brothers—Singular speech of one of them in full audience— The younger appointed Viceroy of all the Decans—Religious troubles in Ahmed-abad, G8djrat, and in the Capital—Account and origin of the Sycks, an order of mendicants founded by Nanec-Shah, their Patriarch—They turn warriors and commit horrible ravages—Dà8d-qhan-Péni, a famous Afghan General, opposes the new Viceroy in Decan, and is slain in the middle of his victory—His Radjp8t consort refuses to live, opens her own belly with his poniard, dexterously extracts a child which she tenderly recommends to the by-standers, and dies unconcernedly —Death and admirable character of the old Vezir Assed-qhan, Vezir to Aoreng-zib—Feroh-Syur, who had strangled that Minister’s son, now humbles himself before him, and sends him by a person of importance a very singular message, to which the dying man returns a very curious answer, which proves Prophetic.