Chapter 6

Raja Jaswant mounts the _gaddi_ of Marwar—His mother a
princess of Mewar—He is a patron of science—His first
service in Gondwana—Prince Dara appointed regent of the
empire by his father, Shah Jahan—Appoints Jaswant viceroy
in Malwa—Rebellion of Aurangzeb, who aspires to the
crown—Jaswant appointed generalissimo of the army sent to
oppose him—Battle of Fatehabad, a drawn battle—Jaswant
retreats—Heroism of Rao Ratna of Ratlam—Aurangzeb proceeds
towards Agra—Battle of Jajau—Rajputs overpowered—Shah
Jahan deposed—Aurangzeb, now emperor, pardons Jaswant, and
summons him to the presence—Commands him to join the army
formed against Shuja—Battle of Kajwa—Conduct of
Jaswant—Betrays Aurangzeb and plunders his camp—Forms a
junction with Dara—This prince’s inactivity—Aurangzeb
invades Marwar—Detaches Jaswant from Dara—Appointed
viceroy of Gujarat—Sent to serve in the Deccan—Enters into
Sivaji’s designs—Plans the death of Shaista Khan, the
king’s lieutenant—Obtains this office—Superseded by the
prince of Amber—Reappointed to the army of the
Deccan—Stimulates Prince Muazzam to rebellion—Superseded
by Dalir Khan—Jaswant tries to cut him off—Removed from
the Deccan to Gujarat—Outwitted by the king—Ordered
against the rebellious Afghans of Kabul—Jaswant leaves his
son, Prithi Singh, in charge of Jodhpur—Prithi Singh
commanded to court by Aurangzeb, who gives him a poisoned
robe—His death—Character—The tidings reach Jaswant at
Kabul, and cause his death—Character of Jaswant—Anecdotes
illustrative of Rathor character—Nahar Khan—His exploits
with the tiger, and against Surthan of Sirohi 979