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12 Death drops the curtain even on emperors; it is no dishonour. The shame lay in what my brothers did!"

Three days afterwards occurred his fifteenth birthday. The Emperor had the boy weighed. against gold pieces in full Court and presented him with the amount (5000 mohars,) the elephant Sudhakar, and other gifts worth two lakhs of rupees in all. The heroic deed was celebrated in Urdu and Persian verses. The Poet Laureate, Saidai Gilani, surnamed Bedil Khan, got Rs. 5,000 for his ode. Shuja was praised for his gallant exertions. Another sum of 5,000 gold pieces was distributed by the Emperor in charity.

Thereafter we get occasional glimpses of Aurangzib. Next year the Emperor paid a visit to Kashmir. Aurangzib accompanied him, and was presented with the parganah of Lukh-bhavan near Sahibabad or Achbal (September, 1634).