• GOVER~ME~T OF INDIA

ARCH,t:OLOGICAL SURVEY OF Th'DIA

CENTRAL ARCH!EOLOGlCAL

LIBRARY

ACCESSIOX NO. q454

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NO'I'a aY.,.. Ta.\wat..t.'fOa or Tna DltrTOaY or SaND Pau • ., ... n .... aa. DT TUI Avmoo, lll.utO>IaD ]11....,..,. CIIAPr&D 1.-Conqu .. c of Sind ••

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lammary of lhe lito ol lhe - ol Abcloolllllllik Oil Iiilo •• ... .., ollhe cicia ___ ., ........ •ioolo.lloo- ., ........ Die ol

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Tho I• - tlao Mm7 Tho w- dot .,... Tho w •IIIIo llercboala ,. 4tla - tlao Tndea

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'I'M ploolar ol Chat 00 IIIIo lluvM ol""' tia&dom· .... Lio -mop ..... lh• Q ... .

Tbo ..... din;; or "'• t ....... ol bill llolher bJ bill - DlllMr. . •• Tho nlatlon or the Cooctaeot ot&W bJ A- l•ool od .._ "v• '

11oo - or ltMim SaJrto; ....t "'" .t.lnetloo or 11a1o IWMr A d...mptloo or wbeolhhomod the - ot Eula- ill lloo ...,.s- ol

Sehwiolaa l'uAPrlll 11.-A r!Cilol ol thaoe ltingo •ho. olin the Gomom•lll ol tbo

Apu.o of tho Kbaliphl or S.... Ab'-. raW dot eoaaliJ ol IliAd Aa -•t ol the Sub.111 Shuha""-1-d ... Mabomcd, lhe- ol S.. GborM Aa _, olSal!an ~ A ..... k .. A• _, ol Anal Sball, ""' - olltoolh .... I AMok A•--*tls.l&a ........... ·- "•t..We Aa-oiiWcaJI-.la.to

111Aa ...a& fll &.1&u M .. aa4 ' JIVIDJeliiDoo .....

Aa .... oftWc.. GJnajE II. ker .-A • ...., ol8oolcao .l.W .... I DooiJea •• AD- ofiWIIIIIIJia.ooi

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llhab •• AD -1 or Baku l'llft. SMh AD -DI ol lhaliDa Gbusxoool!~Taalillll ..... the- or Fuuch

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I\' C.:O:\TE:ns.

P'r.r: .\n actounl of the mgn of .!boo Bohr Sluth !lbom • • • 36 \n IICC"OIInt of S•h•n ,\lahomed Shah. ~~ 100 ol Sultan l'hmu !'bah 3i

,\p IICC"OIIDt or "ultao rla-ood-dtt-n Silancln Shah • • :!» Ao ac<OCnt of ~allan ~ .,· r.-1-dftt\ l!ahomrd Shab ib. Au occount or tbr rule! of thc men of S..Omruh aod ~wnmah .tO \n ~uut or Jam Hoonur, tlit §OU or Dahouiyuh ..Ji .\n acrouut (II' Joonub, the .aon of Babuniysd• -1S Au •~·C'IJunt of Jam Dabttoiyuh, the aon of JaM Kbair·ootl·dt-t~n 19 An l!ll'l-"'UUl or Jl\na ~i.uun-oocl-deen, &be .on of Jnm :::tu\ah-ood--dcrn.. so

. . ib . ''" accouut uf .T,,m 'rugblug Shah, the 1o-n or Srlmuh·r 52 An at't."'OIIIIt of Jam Sek.uudt•r, the son or Jam Tuc;Mug ~bah • ib. An acrount u( Jam Jtordhun 5:{ Au at,'OUDl or J•m su:1jUr 51 An account. or Jam .Sw.m~..deen.who ,.. .... rommooly r-aliN Jam ~iou.b,

the .... ol llabuiyuh Sj

An accow>t of Jam Pheroz, the""" of J•m Xizam.-1.1..., •• 56 l'n ,,....,. 111.-An o=uut of the nel;;n of the trshoonco1"1n t of the lima

or their Go•ffllmoot ; of their \\"ars; aod an abridgtd Ui.tory or Alllftl' Zoooccn l'tJ;hOOn S9

An IIC'tOUDt or how the fricwhip existed bthiMD ~l«r l.<JOnOOn l..'r!hooD,

and Dud<cn-oos·Zumnu Mttrza, tl.., oon of ~oltan llocnam Sh&lr • • ih. An attOunc o( tl1t' gotng or ~I eeru Dudtrn-oo.t·Zuma.u. uf Kaudab.ar 6~ .\ narr:athe of the imprison.r.JUnt and killing of Mahorutd 'tomiu !Uttrta,

thl! J(•u of~~ ~l'rta Rul1~oaom·7.nmArt il.t. An nc..-ount Df the rnuch n( SultAn Uootain tawar•h KanclaJtar, nnd uf Ill•

tun1in~ bru~k wh(lu nn l1lc r®1l G-1

~\n acc.:n111t C)( thL' rxrrditiou af l(C'M'l:s DucJei n-oo:~Zurnau, flrt•cunvanitJ by ,.:Joah 11<'1! l'tJ;bOOu. apirut lf..,... Sultan n .... zn 65

An aea~unt o( tbl!!l p~mal. .• n~ bet.-ffn !'!'ultan Jlooe~u and Uudrm--oo~-Zrunan (6

Au am>ant o( tho niliro;; o( tho ot.lm1lonl of departu"' by lle<ru llork.n-001•7.Gtnan '<hoh lt.!h, to IAk Um>t • • Gi

A 0 OM>Uut or Jlw!r...-.-7.nmm lt«rm obWnin; tbo Sultanut or Bolkh, aud o( tho rctum of Mr<r Zooaooo !llld ~!rob .U.g to Kandwr GS

.-\a """"'"' of lbM-IlOOOIWI Mttns ::-oi~r. to ~--•: of th< -n:b of Mttr Z • nooo to the...,....,, .. of hu brother: and or tho battle bct•eeo the l"'nrn G9

.\n acrouut o(tho roptun o( Kabool Ly:U.J..,,,..J ) lokernr, tbe Son of )lru 7.oouoon, anti oth4H' incidl'ntA... • • ,- ;o

A a ltl·ount o(t~~ m~rtyrdom ei lfJ,;P-Z~.noon t~r~hoon iJ An ac:count of tome _,r the circt1mstar. )• o( Shah ll~, 11ntl UahomL-d • ~lolt.l-.~n, lrrghooLU •• i3

-\D &eroDIIl of Shnh lk!: ""''"!! to t.tlt• Sttboo, anJ or tho nisht of the J ... aodants or l'ttt \\"'ulke Durtla r ; t

A a ICCQQQt (I( IOate or the c:ircu:m•t1DC"a ..,r !'hah Ur,; ;G

ALPIIAUETlC'AL l NDEX.

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\lldool II Will, """of .U.O IIU1lf Sl>ah Gbon<: Amttr 7.ooaooll Urt;booa AnmBhlh

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...... h .• • ., •u ... J .. Bolkii.M rol lladt<ta.-z- ~~­Bekklll Bukaboo LIIDJ!Oh

Clllolopa Chaplft I . Oapeorll. Cloopln Ill. a.,c.. IV. a.k

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ncnt Uiod­u..-,_ Bodoboh

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Jam ~--= aod .S.a J-o...-J- l'llaw J""' lloydlum Jam Bda•odt< Jom S..aju J..,. Tap!us 8loalt JooaU, ""' of !Woai,.U Jooolpo •• J..w-u-SW.

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~···"... 96 ~lahnmtd llahur n .. l·h•h n MAhomC"tl MMr.oru 4 Mahomrd !\luk .. -em . . • iO, i3 ~lahomrd Alomin All'l'I"Z• G2 llahomod, oon ol Kaoim . • 16 M~ru Budfto.oos-Zumau. G2, G.:i, 66 MeenaF- 132 MlftD Kamraa . 120

Mtona Shah II • { 9>, 9i, 100, 00Al1l. 109, 121. 1:?8

liHT 7Aoaoon lfrpoon. . 71 Miyu Syud Ali . • 13i llooltlll .. 9;, 100, IO.J )(-tukeem B;tlah 6 MaLhdoom ~lntoo 130 )huluh-ood·d<nl Lllrto 131

N ~oleo loy the TmD>Iator 2 .. lSi

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Pwola 129 ...........,.rmwu 3

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Sh•h lkg t; rshoon Sh•h u...,.;, . Shsb 1ehongh«r lluhiml'<'

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131 Sodut~ • • • • . • 1:?9 Soomrah ami Summah, rulta or

the mtn of Salton Ghayu.ood.d .. n • Salton Ghayu-ood-deon Balban .. Snlt&a Ghu>~ Taping

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Sbab .. .. .. . 3.' Sulua n.,..;. . . . . 64, && Sa1ua JulaloOO<I-d..,. Kbalj~ . . 29 Salt&a Kooth-<>od.dc<u A&..,k . . 2,;

Saltau Mabomcd Klw> .. 137, H4, 1•7 Saltu llahomtd Shah • . . . 3!, 3i Salton llasood Shah .. .. !o Sulun 1\uir.-l.dctn ~labomcd. 27 Sultan ~uir-oad.Jrtn )hh0111cd

Shah .. • Sultan rhtro< Shah • . .

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33 Sultan Shuhab-oo<l-tl .. n ~IAhomcd.. 21 SultAn Shumt·ood..locn t:llhomil. 26 Sultan t:ta-ood..lrtn :m Salum Ula-ood~l... SiLundnr

Shah .. Syud Mobomod. ..u.d S,rwl Sbm

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A HISTORY OF SI~D.

I"UO)I Tilt: COlUIF.SCF;m;:'\T Of' Till: EIGIITII TO Til£ f.'ill 01' TUE !-IXTt:l::'iTII CE:'\TCRY 1

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• M.\IIO~IED MAS0011 X.\~IE.

TRA~SU.TED, 1:'\ TUE \1:.\R ISIG, t'RO:Il TilE URIGI:'\AL r£R."L\:'i,

MAJOR GJ-:ORGI~ GRE~HLLE MALET,

ASSISTEil Bt I'.Eiill ll.\IIO:UI::D,

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NOTE DY TilE TRANSL.~TOR.

To11 "Hhtory of Simi'' atfor~ the following informMion rclati"• to its Author:-

Hi• name wn~ 1\tnhomed l\rn•oom, with th~ lituhu nome of "'"""': Jus fnthcr·, nnme WD!Ii Suf:~.ee JI~cc, who, leaving his native place 'l'irmnz. munc to Bnkkur, wlll'ru ht• clicd nn.l wa. buried. Ili•

cl""""ndanb are now to be found Ji,·in~t on 11 limited portion of lbc land•

which were prc>cnled in Jagccr by tho Emp=r Akbar :o;hab to the

[JL .. toriu~ on the occn"4ion of hi~ \"i~iting and paying hk r"·~~~·~cL<~ to Hid

1\l:>jesty in the district of Bukk or.

u u~ i6 o fool .,A,o lt'1UI6 o /xxJ.·-At il a grnt,..-Ao rtlu,t• it r· i• nn E11.8tcrn saying. .\~ling op to thi>, thn Xatives in gr.ncral have 11 great rcpngnnneo· to lc•ntl their .\[SS.; but 1 had the goml (ortnnt• lo

obtain the lean of a copy of thi• work !rom HI! H~,~~bneso .\l~cr ,Ui

.\!orad Khan Tnlpoor, unolhcr from p.,cr Ali Uohnr, and n third from Gool:tm ,\li :-;h:UJ (tbrse two laot-namcd are Synds of rcspcctuble

famili,·s in Upper Sind) : with theoe before me I executed thi> tmnola·

t.aon.

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1'1lEP.\TORY RE)f:\RKS RY TliE .\liTIIOR, )JAUO)}ED ~1.\SOO~I.

H Ht: it knllWU In I he henrt~ or tho~c hn\·ing knowlt·d~n: thh• hook ict. ~nrh, tlnlt hy il i!\ 11hown how Sind wM ~oUtllll'n'tl: nl~tt> how the 'lu· o;.ulman" rnn~hc with the Ka..tiro. or I he country ; nh·O how, antl (or how tnnny ycnnJ, the ngrnl.I'J of Llu! Kh:Uiph~~o, Bun~o Oo.Jrnaiyuh a.ntl Runee .t\b001', I:JO''crnrJ it; Htewi-e how the IlnJ.:~t"m", who anec~cUetlthe ... o ~nl!-, rult1J ovrr it. Then~ L.o. abG de5eribed in thi~ the govrnnneDt of tho Crghoonecyah•, and the time• oftheir ntlc, their bottle.., tbr dittrict. nn<l town• which they took. aD<l nil that they did 1111 the ume of their derartnre ; after which tbe country ... ~me into the poso<>»ion of Jnlnl-<><nl-dr.en Mabomed Akbn.r. Bndobah; and 11 b abo•hown who of hit~ Amrt"r• cume to Bukkur. Schwbtan. and 'futta.

This book i• di•ided into 1\. Cbnpt<-ro.

In 1hc 1. Chnptrr. itoo mentioned I he ~onf'")Ut·-!lt of Sind, nuJ the times of thu g•>·n~rnmrnl uf thr. :tgcQI!\ of the .h:bltliphi!i, Unn1•o Ollmn.iyuh nnt.l

Unnce ,\ hhnf'. In tl11' I I. Chnph'r, i• menlion••cltbe Kin~ of llindoo•ton, in whooe

ngrnla' lH1U1l~t llw gO\'t'rnme-nl of :Sind \\'aJI pl:tcr!t.l; aho lww ~onna.h nnJ ~nmmnh g'(!''ernt"d h.

In the Ill Chnpt<r, i• mentioned how tho llrghoone<:yuh• mled tbi•

conn try Jn the 1\' Ch:lptor, io •b0'\\'11 how thi• ronntry ~mo into tbe hMds of

Aklnr :<bah, nod wh:l• .\m~erc and llal:cctn• were nppoioted to, and <"ll.~.;.e to goT<·m, thi• eonntry, by nnd from him, till thr d3t~ of the rom· rnrnC'.em~nt of thui book. •

Thb book 1111 n::t.mrtl u Tru: HtsTOaY or !"'\J"'D·"

\.od i• tltc giver of help to nil ; n!l haTe confidence 1n lllm ! Praise i• cluo to tlw Rnl~r of all~thc,.:·orld; by whoo., witdom the good

nf tb~ ('('Opln of thn eorth i" <CCUTc.t'by t1to Jll<tii'P 'J.f king •, the prOOf of whlt·h il', that i( there W("ft! no kings in the wurhl, of cunr!w 8omc m~n '' onltl dc\·our r.nch othPr!

u C~ot1 is i'ut:h, tha\ there is no ;;I her like 1Iin1. " B) IIi' omnipotence, H• i• Kin~ nbo~" nil oth~r 'kin!{•.

TilE IIISTORY OF SI~D.

CHAPTER I.

TIIF. COXtll!EST OF stxn.

I~ t!.i• appMil' thr onlering of the Mum1man armi!'"O from Bagdnd !o>

f;iod, in thr lime <>f the J..oalipb. tho """ ,f •\ bdool Mnli~, and Lbe rncumstance• of the \\"lll"l' of the )la..alm:on. \\"ith the 1\nlin; nho thr timu of the govrmorobip of the ..gents of Dunee Oomniyuh IUid llW>ee Abb>•, 1\baliph•.

It lo prnp<·r to give the grcale•l 1•rni•e In the glory nf the Milker, that He· hft.-. mntlt• 11 tlifie!l'or~ in tbe nuribnu~ nntl nnturca u( IU("n : und the inlrntion& nf I he he:ut lie h:a..•;. made dilft~r«"nt in the ht•oarU of kin~,.: frum 11nnw of tht"•t• kinrrs injury comclt UJtun lht·lnilelvtfl.antl otlte~ N"nd lllt'ir glwcl elc~i·cb in ntlvnncc!

\Jt•n n( un,JcnLtmling will knnw, thBt nlJ IJi,.lnrinn~ nrc agre•ctl tJmt f.<iucJ WIHt C'(ln(IIJ<"Jt•tl in the Khaliphnt uf tlu· aun or .\htiHol \lnlik. by tllo t•J;rrtion:o~ of Hnjjaj t.hc MlU of \*oowof :-\ukafef", rl~ \1i the ~on or lhunml, tlul 11un of .\boo Bnkpr f\noff'e. wrote in the f•hnk :\'lme, whi~h Is a hi•tory .. r ::;iod. Th~ writu or tbi• book h~• omiurd to i 1dude I hill which """' u..,]e!'< in thlll work; he l!lkea out only tbnt whac.b 1s utdultlDd aece•sary.

.... A !"'nuuav or TUC Ltrc or Titr.. :--;n:r or .\1nooL Mc.l.tl".

:-o.otnr. hifltOfiBhB aay that the eon WIU DD OJlfln""J!oOf • Cl f~W t!..•~ br wu •u.-b; ban the gn:ntcr number ~~y, tla:>t or all tl:~ Unncc Omn:uyoh h:h:•llph• be wn• tl"' mo>l nccllcot, ber:uao br m•tl~ tht: Jooma l\!u•Jid n1 llnrna!l'U!, 1hat 'is t'1111cd tlH~ ilunee< OurmUyuh Mu•jid; IUld in the Goozc•·•hah hiotory it nppcn.'" tha'1 1 ,,:o •pent l,uon l ll nnrs olx time•

' o\·rr on chi~ .:\lnsjid, ond that •~verl doy 1.000 nwn wrre en'i1~toyrd .. on thio lmil<ling. ,\1 ~!edina he tnlar~ccl \lnhotn<·d"& ~ln•jid, nnd in .l••rut~oh•m he- built up anew ll . -a.tu.- ill ,\J'!'f11 and ltu~ v..·hn were blind he ftd iu charil); tht.l!Je who'\\'· rr ..• ly men ht· M>lt·t·tcU from lhe nnw,h,

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art• uill in •:onGn•·tnent in lh~ h:md• of 1\afi.,. H o>rdernl 11 i•l"''"'hl• thnt tho&e l'<ople •hall he n:l<"aEed, nod tho l'"'l"'rt) ,.lndt Wll> I<JOhod rnt"O\("red."

II is the cu•totu of goiOd, devrr mon, 6 .. t of nil to b'11tn intt•lligconen o(

tht" rirC'tameldntrs of their encmit~, nnd their cundiuoa. Pre\"iOtl!i to t1•cci\·ing n rt•pl.Y to his pt-•tition. llujjnj '\"nrnod two rlt'\:r"f mrn to go as !-pi•·~>, tu ;I5ccrli'tin lht• cir~~mo .. tanct.'" of ~ind, nntl tho ftllt!ngth of it~ :nmi.-8. lie gn.,,.1J,em a Firmnn. ru; if from tlll' Kh;tiiph,ftutl ditwi~5Cd lht·tn. At chnc tlml:, ll;Lht·r, the !OU of ("huk, \\''ll~ the 1\inJ.;: of Sint1: 1h1·y ,ca\'t• tlw Pirmnn to him, be rrct•hing il with m1lt1h llunuur; he n•tul, ancl nmh·r~t()oc.l it:- conlcn~. Itt• c1t·nit•c1 thnt lai11 nu·n hud Jonc Ri' nl\egecJ, Ha)·ing lhU.t he \VD"' dc:.rof till! mnttt·t. lli!ll lungnc WD.a (ull of ••ntnity, htll with it he ~poke 1n tt·rms of fri ... od.•hip bC"fvr~ thcfit_• pcnons: neldng bi" nttentlants about the. octorrt."Dl'C:r he f'!l.itl he would ocnol pcoplu to lind out who had beh:1vcd in thi• way to\>nrd• the Kb,.liph'a ocrvant•, declarin<;. thar i( ~a~t:bt, hewoulol puni•bthem; that be "'onld r<eo<cr the >toJkn property from tbrm, nnd l't'nd it to lhc Kh:.liph. lie •<'nl hi· people to inq '\rc int" it, <lctaJDing the t...-o men for .orne time b) cnonin;; artifice-. lie u·roteu rcplytn the Klualiph, fall of uctll"'!, fllytng that at the Daiwul Bnndcr b:ln•l• <>f thieves al=y­rrmniu~d ; that tht·t•' wer" lhe people nt who.., hanoi• hit (the Kbaliph'a) ftt"Mtant~ hml hct'n mnltrt.o·al~d~ and tbnt he had not auffident t-trcngth lo t"atch tht•lo ntl·n. The two tipies tli.,.con·red the c·ontlition of the cronotry, rmtl tnmp!'l, nm1 1 rt:turning to Ilu.jjnj. tohl him ull tlar.y km•w.

In tho rm•un 1Lnu~ Hnjjnj hnd n•cci\·cd from the Khaliph a reply to his rt•lition. In this it \Y'W.l ordered M follow~: u'l'hnt he t~houiJ srud his t'nll•in .\fnhnmt"l the 1<0D of Ko,irn to o,·cupy Siocl; thai lhlJjaj •honhl draw upon tho royal tn:ll1'ury at Ba.gd•d for the Cl<l'""""' of the army." In the •pnee of one• month lluiinJ bad got rudy o force of l.),lli\0 men: of lhcoe G,OOO 'Ole<~ bo"'": 6,000 wero on cam• Is. nnd 3,000 wero footmen. These he ocnt townrd• ::<iod, nnd with t'brm 30.000 Dirb:uM for rxpca""o, th:at, wbe.n nec<":lr)-, it obonld he e;~pended. Tht~ took ('J:t<O in Hijrcc 92 (&, D, 710), -

A !'rxKA&Y" or nn CltCt."li .. T.u:al' or R.u~ ~1."11£&au, TU& :S:....~ o,.

S .. \111'<£'&, 1\.J!'O OF ,,.\ LORC.

J.\1 nny hhtonan• write thrll Aloto • .- n ~~ry large city on the bank of the _\lihmn (llw Tndn.•): that Iller~.'~': many very lino."nildtng•in it; thnl OUtl'itlc Ontl DfOllDd thO lo\\'D tl · lr" Wt1ff1 ~rtlr.nt full O( tTCCt')

Ju\\'irJA goml frujt, nnt! lhnt everylbing "'"" lo be fonml thrrO thn.l tho inlmbltnnts nntl lrB\'ClteN might dc!lirc Tho name or the ntlet of that nty anti tho -,nrrouruJin~ conntr,Y wa• Rait~ Suht·uri.l4t the Mn ofSah ... ee.. 1(, wtu a ~;oou, JU•t lung By hn kindn<u, all th< n1tn of con,tquenc.:

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'1Teol lllirrl Lttrr, "" /Ar Al.rclla•ll.-" Wbfttc'" tall hu beea &sed .,. 1~, tb••y ore to pay it to the collrctur ohav•, wltMtlrill •killS (nr it.''

'l'llr f""r/11 IArr, o• /Ae Tratk1.-" ·wbatner daiJ for the Sirbr ill irnJ"""'d upon earb of tb.,.., they bllYr done it."

Rai• 1-'ah...., hnd a Wnuer, by aamc RAi• Bam, to whom he pve tbc rein., J>laeing ., •• ~g, lllJ'I" ad omllll, Ia hi• haado. Ia all bill nrmnS"rncnt• ho diopLiycd ouch tact, thai the moat miaare I hill( did aot ., • .,.,.., him. On this lleeounr, Rlli• S11h,ee wu al hla ~ IJI"Ddiag hi• dn~ rami night.o in th•·lxldehnn.IK!r oC happlnr•ol!, and paulna bialU'e­lhere. H nl an~ time !here wt•re tnttllero of e~n•••t"''""~• or If tniJ' ler~ro carne from thL· rnlen of the boundruieo, then Raio Ram, goiag to

lbe door of the IIRrern, repreeenled il. One dlly Rllia Ram bad aa -mbly, at wbleb mllDJ Bramiao IIJld

men of l!"niu• were eolleeled. Ia I he III<'&D time a nry ,J~.....t-, elt'ar·•pok<'n, el<lqftDI young mao came in. Tboee -.rlro.com~ tire 11Mt'111bly were utoni•hed at the el<~qntn<"! o( hi• 10"8"41• ~Irian (rom whence be csmt', and what hi• name ,...., he Aid his- ..,.. Clr\.11, !bat hio {ather'~ na- Wa!l 8<-daj (Scclaj ..,,.., a Bramia of DOle

Ia that rlty). Rai• Ram nppro<cd of Ids convenatioo, taking him iato ...,mpanion•hiJ>, giving him great prell<'ntt; and he took him 10 a•>rist him in the atTni"' ,.{the !irate. He wu well vcrocd in aceotupll, ciiiVer ill ~rL•nking n:ul writing the Hindee language. Day by day be attaiued gro•:1t knowledge In "tb~ bn•iaett• at tbtr coltlltr1, tncf property, tando bia nmu1grn1rnto In th""" were very good. III• good fortune wu 10 .....,

thutlte eondncte<l nil tho dntiMl of tho \Vnz.,cr; the nama of Kala Bua uloone rornalnr•l. f;uddenly, RrU.• Rnrn was pro•tMltrd with oickneu. At thai titn~ llni• &hoce ~W ll f,.,l(mJ in hio llarrrn : bo WIU oitting there vrry hBppy. In tho mt!lln time ronny leUcn< cnmo from DaiwuJ. which, t..in11 V<•ry important. the Cbnhdaro went and nt once gawe -...-_ . ..>

to the kinjf. Jla ,.,,. unwilling tori..,, oo he K""" nrdero for a aa&g]P,1!" In bt pllltC'd before tie thronr, and to ~ummon ~uk. Tbr n'marked thai be (Cbuk) ......, a Dramlo-why ba•<' a aarlllia it i. btttrr to have him a• it i•. Cbuk approaebe<l oe;,ring .nrdi<tilllto, IWd ....,.uering praU.•. lie 1l1D whieb bad rome, nad m~ known their collleall, lire king l!llft'ltla replir•. Ue (Chnk) tbeu wrote •uch a l~t~r, llral oal'learing ll die ldeg Jln'~enll!d him with a ,-.luable Khila~vlng dl-tiono, tit U whea any lruoln""' of hnportaare occurred, l~e ob':.ald bliP&. it in1o the Harnm. nur frnrn orring him the qnccn had bee.- 8iotnctcd. Wiahing to lul\'1' a rnr.,ling with him, obe eent a p-rna to Chulr, arqu11iruiag him with ho•r htart'o detdre. Ill iiOOcl 011 the g,nond of denial, ;aying he WllO a Brarnin, llDd eoald not commit onch p<"rfidy, p:r.rtirularly in

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of the kingdom, he opencol the door! of tho trnn•tny, <UJnonnring tn nll thlll llutto·•• wnuld be g;,·cn. lie mad" the nnhllity nnd till' llllll>ility rich, ><> the•" bec:omo hi•, obliged by (n,·onro; he lncrc....,d the I'~Y of tho anny, nod be lowrred the rent• of tho Ryut&-<>n thi• aeconnt cultimtion inrrea.-rd. lie married the qucra n~cording to th~ fonn.•. When the new> of this went nbroad rhrough the country, tho relation• of :-ab""c :1bout JodhJKXJr n.nd .J"IIlOfif prrpnred to n.tll&ck tllft connlry, In ubuain their brrilllgo. They collected nl:ugo force, nn•l mnole arrnngcm nto for ligbrim;. The chief ~irdar oftht•army wa•Rnn!l M~thu:rut Whrn this force !;Ot nc:u Jaislllmcre, he (R11Da "Inhumt) ,...rotc a lcll~r to l bnk, &aying: "You nrc n Bramln, nnol not e:llral:ucol to be a ldng, y .. n will not bo.• able ro light: fM you it i• mnre til thM yon go :md •it 111 a C<•rnor, BD<I dn 1101 briag yourKo·lf into ll fidol of b:ottiL•," t'hnJ., laking thi~ Jettf'.r to till' qu{'cn, explllin·~cl if .. eonll"'nls '"-' lll'r. ~ying-u A 'tt_•:ry

strong enemy hu eomc; '\duaua yourodr-ict" ?'' 'l'bf" qurcn &:tid-"i\lt"n nrc bc>t ncqnalDtcd with the coaac:il> of v.'Qr : tf you ar< afraid, r.;i~c rne your elothro, and you ohall take mine ; then I will go to light the I!Dcmy.H Chuk, becoming B"harncd, btnt tu~ head Jown\\anl•. Al tlaat time th~ 1fiiCt!D t-aid: u. Orc.at wt~allh nntl much bidth·n tr;-...'1-!Urc came ro yun; It io prop<·r tlmt you now gifu il tu thr people, tbatthoy m!ly be your wcll--.·i•hrr-, ond all ~hall como benrntl, yocr crow a." Ghnk, upon thi., et;aia opcnc<l lhc lrel15UI)", gi\'iae mueb moDe)' to the troop .. pr<1•~ring them (or war. lle·nlso put in proper ordtr n I! ld of battle. By this time Ran!l Muhurat opproanbcd Alore Chnk, h=· inl( o( thi•. took his army to tho lidd of battle, 'l'be rwo nnni••• fronrcd t·o.cb other. 'J1hcn Ran~ .Muhnrut, rail!ing hU voioc. t":l~hUmed .. "0 Cbnk! why do you bring thio force to be ok•troy<·d 1 The diopnte u between you aacl rnc; it i• b<nor thnt we both come tnt" lho l'l3in 11nd light wirh each other: if )'011 I: ill mr. you will obtain y Jar detire-all who arc wirh m•• ohull b.>eOmCJOllrt; if I am \'ictorioas, the country nnd 1•ruperty •hull "" mine." Chuk agreed lo thi.,_thc fool of hi• brn•cry ·wu in front. R11nn. ~\luhunn, nclvo.n('ing in frunl uf his nrfly, dis­mounted froro lu5 hon;e, Cbnk likewise got olowa from I • horh, givm,z onl""' to hi• stinup-holder to bring 1W ho""' s;<ntly a! r bra. '\lrcn the two drew nenr eaeh other, Rftd v.·tre tbiokrn:! of drn-.rng k u &\\'Orda, nt tlrnt moment the otirrap-hololer bt>nght up tb ho...-, and Chuk, qnio•kly mounting, drew hi ~ •word, nnd •l"w R •11.1 ~I rh'-rnl­

witb one hlow hi• olcath came. '1'1.,, ,.rnw of lbno Mnhurn~ , rng thiP, . ·-..-.. . the thoughts of ttigbt entered tbcJr brellll•'- aad th~~ ;;. · -lt pnr-~ued them, killing gre<It ftumb<-1'!; those ,..ho r~.:tl"'d •~ - ;.i!:llcd. Chok, rotnrmng that day, h:>ltcd on the fielol of b:mle. The <by following, thft people of the rrl)' cirased up tbr town, =d Clruk Clll'llc

into A lore wirb great ottlle. From tbnt time he became the eolo ruler of

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luua.,diatt'ly on lo•Miag I hi.., hi• rdath ~• tarnt'Cl nway their hudo, wcbenu:ntly cxclaimin8,nnd calliag out,Hyiag-.. :Sever go a.,., 10 aw:h a dcl!lih~1 for by tllrch llll."'Un~ p. IIIHJl will ctHne upon our Comity; the whole world will .cu..., IUld rcprooch ""; they will turn ... out ur our rcligioa, aad f-. uadcr our laws: bcoldr.o, from tbla th<-re will be •11eh di•••n· .;,.~ in tbe •·bole o:ouatry, that they will anrr be aUayrd." Raia Uuher did DOl approwe or wballhey ollid. A few doy• aftrr thi•, Rais Duhcr, •ntuiiiODing hi• aohlo•, got them to be of hit opiaion, and thra they al{nl<'d to gi••a hi• oiotcr 10 bim in marri"!!"• After tbi•, oa a certaia aigbt, Rait Daher o:ollrctcd the Bramillll oerretly ia retirrmeal, aad, according 10 the cwlom, he lil'd with n kuotthc comer o( bi" eht'et to lise comer u( t1mr of his !oi•••·r; thl'y then both walkrtlln oeirl"lt• rouatl fiw, nad, n.<<t•ndiag. 1at aa the lhrant'. Rnio I>uhrr lht·n clmwing his oword, be MW both their faeee oa the blnclt•. He thea pre away ~YU~eh guld tiDd pearl•. They remained there the wbole aight, bot the"' ,.,... au con•unotua.tioa "f the marri•!!"· '\\"hrn the da.y b10ke, Baee Rnaeo wn@ takMI to her houec. When hit brothrr I>uher Sern, al Brau•inabad, bra.rd of u·h:u had tnkea plure, be wmte a lettrr 10 him, iwl al cmn.iag aad rt!proachc•. ""yin~: •• I ha•e heard tbat you b .. e committed thio bncl net; ynu hue ght•D the u:>.m•· of our family to the whul!ll.'' Rai• Daher wrote 10 him thus in n·ply : u To avuicl lh•-­predietlom. tblt lwo been dont• by me; if It lt:ul not been for tb....-, I wouhl nner lmre n(ZTCt:d to •ncb a bad ad." I>uher ~yn WIVte onotht'r letter, sayin,r-.. LeDYe tbi.& bn,inrM aloa~." Rab l>ahrr Mi•l in reply-" Jt io imJ""'•iblo to tum our detliny by tleliberatioa." Mkr th~ tho CD1!1olll of U'ritin~ lt•Uero wn• ldt alone, OUd lbr fore of enmity Mlf3D burning b.ot\\'eCD them. l>ahcr ::;;,yn placed the thought• or light· ing v.ith hi• brother before hi• mincl. He propa.retl a Iorge army, and went with it townnh A ton•. \\"hen tlJi!\ n(0:\\'8 rrndwtl Ruis Dnbrr, the awra.t of hi• nnger hrok.- out un hi~ l~1tly: h., rollt•ctcd a lnrgc fora:. p~d a bllttle·Geld, IUid lonk~d f,tr hi• comill!':· A ftor waiti~tt;ilt - day1, he wen! to the jnnglc IO bunt. So- til> yo af,.r tJda ~ Seyu npprotlched A lore. lie wu anxiouo 10 gel into tbr fort at ' ; bu1 the p<!uplc of thn city shut thr gatoo, Inking their &abliq _.,.... m their hnad•. l:lt>mc m"'n th~n ,.·rot bel1& ecn, aad indueed Dah.r "-1a to desi.t. sho,.iag him a plaee lor hi• """'P 10 th .... ward of lbe IOWa.

They abo lleDtll maa to Raio J>aber, to _gin hlm the ....... or doe arrival or Dalwr &·va; on boa.rin" whioh, Raia Dahrr left hia hunt ins:, .. .. .. . . aad lJDiekly retamlng, '"ebed tbe fort. Tbe DQt morning, be b:1d prepared .fll the requisites for a feut and lor a dwrllinl!', ,...nding them to bi• brnl'irn by ... mea or eo..........,..ee. Daher S<>yn ~jeettd the .... and acnt them back, taming b:O haul from the a~tlment to nr~•1•t them. Ia t.bt afleraoon, blo -her, a.nd tbn aoblt·• uf lhe dty, \wut

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Tn RE!.ATIO• OP Tnr. C'o•QrEAT OF St•n .... A .. a r ... J>oOOD-DaiDI

MAnoMr.P, TilE SoN or IU.tJul StrTTEE; AllfD TUB Dunun-~orr or RAI!' D.t.III.R.

Kazee lsmael, the liOn of Ali, the oou of 1\labomed, the IOU of 1\looen, the oon of Tniee, hu wrillen as folloW11 of the hiotory of Sind. That in the Khnliphllt of ~ 100 of Abclool Mullk, Hnjjaj, tha son of Yoosoof Snkfee, oeat Mahomcd the 100 of HIU'OOa, with a body of mea, from Darullslam (the 1\lanoion of hlamiom), BagdU, to Makru. Thi1 furce took all the country around J\fukmn, and about the oea tide. It wu abo tbcir intention to tnkn Sind. On thl• aoeount, they were al-y• inquiring about the people of thlll country; and thole people who hn<l fonn<rly como from Bagdad to boy alav..,., IUid other thiDifl, aDd who hod umped, no I ha•e prcvlollBly mentioned, these v.•ere with tht•m; they ,. .... their gnidet1. In abort, in the year Hijrec 92 (A. D. 710), 1tlnhomcd the ..,n of Kasim (the eonain of Y _,.,f, aDd tloe -­in-law of Hnjjaj) left Bagdllll with a Ycry fine army, to take ..,.., .... 011

Sind. He came to Karnmnin, where he haltod n •bort time, to P""per8

the anu, oetthe army in order, nnd get rrady the impl<•mentl for opening Cora. He thea came 10 Koch and !llukran. Jo'rom thence he inlt!ltdcd to take Sind. \\'hen the ucwo of the approach of the Mahomcdan force rcucbed Rni• Daher, he propoecd to go to the borden of Makran to fight them. IIi• nobleA ..Ud: "This is aa Arab force; they haft come oa account of the enemi.., of their religion: It is risht to be pati"at. Jf they make nell,.iono here and there, lllld in thio way leaYO oar conntry, it wj}l ho good ; if not, we muot dcllberatc, tu1d It will he-­svy to give them much money from the tre:uury, lo oaYe oar ooantry from their mhdurf." Rai• Daher approved of thioadvicr, deferrias Ilia much until tlu•y (the en•·rny) came to Ncrrunkot,• v.·herc they ..,t a light to the war, ourrounding tbe fort, 1111d after much fighting they were YieloriOtU, slaying mnny !\ali,., The rt'maino of the .,.·ord lied, nm:l:a;:! their hnds to A lore. The Mnhomodnn armiro, with 'ficto<y, tmMII"II ___ _.

thelirldle of their intentione to tnke Tnlla. In a short time they ;;/lllit jectool 'fana, and taking out the !\tuonlmnn prioonen, aut • ..., HiJU (Arnhis). From thtn<'r, propooing to so 10 the ...,U ...we- ol Alo"' (Darn I Moolk Alorc), they came to Schw!.taa, yllae theTe wu • much lighting that it is not po11ible to deoerihe it. Ia abort, tlie Kalhs were the 'ficlort in two ballico; ba~ ia the third &pt the wind of 'ficto<y struck the tasoelo of the lllabomedut" ~ BDtl the Ita&-, bcins Oftl'·

come, Red. Mahomcd Kuim, after taking tlte fort <:f Schwiataa, made

• Wheso ~.......U. ....._. ,-. i& - rollo&ill loy II)'UI Goolola Sl!ola, tllo ~"' ol ]()'UI ~- Vd J .\w.-, ,. tM ~ llijloo 1180 (A, D. 1;66). ... be pTO >l tllo -oliiJW-11 I? •

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As .\C<"oc:<r OP Sn:u:c Koon·oon-naa:., ;\..:u

:-ttltan Sbuh~b-ood·de~D, tearing .Kootb-ooci...J...,a A~ek an hu pla~c at Ot•lhi, marched 1owards Kborns:u>, On tho ncWll of b~ d""lh r<':lohing 1\"oc•tb·oocl·dt·en, he raked the toynl at&llolorJ, &lltl read lri5 <•wn nom•' In the """"on (Kbootbab). From thai date he woo oryl<..t Sullnn Kooth-ood-dc< n. 'l'lae whole country of Tlintloootnn anill;ind \"UJnt• intt• hi" hantl.;;, and thu~ tb(.·y rcmninotl UDI1I thn year IUjn·c ti07 (A. n. 1!!10), in whioh Y-'"'• nt Lahon•, he WM a·n~'llgt•tl in gnmes on horfll'})lt"k ln u,,, flhlin, when, being thrown frotn hi.- hor~t·, dae n-::~.dy mon••y uf hi1 lif•· wn:t. won by duath. _I."'vr (nur ye:Hs hi" Ultnll• 'na.& read in rhe f'ermun,

.\111 .\ccotrK'I' or \a.,n !'u..ur, TnE :;.o;:oc or ~oo-ra-ooo-or.r;x ,\acu .

• \ftor th~ <lt-,tb of hts f:ltbt•r, at the au:r~:cotion of thn Amtt'nr, Ar.tm Shah IU<'ended tho throne or Delhi: bill on QCCOUlll of hi• ,.,.nt or llbihty, he did not 6ntl <'!ll!e (Afllin) on the throne of royalty. 'rb.., Ameen, !ll:t"ing lbat he wu not fit lQ <:<><ern the kingdom, """' ll man 10 :-'a! tan :<bum•.()()(i·dccn l':llbcmi.•. to -ammon him. and ""''tng CAlled him to Delht, they gave the kin~:dom to him At th:ll time nil the coanlriea • o( lhocloo,-,t;m bt•enmt.• di\"idnf iato four "'hares:-

~nllo.n !'ihUIII"'•OOCI-dt•cn Ehbcmi--. fOtlk the lliNlt uf A'OVt_"rnment, nl~lbl. Ol•~h~ ~'Jt>ullnn, nnd Sind crunr. into the han•h u( :'\·n.,.lr-oud-deeo

Kt•Uac·hnh, [ .. ukuc,ut,..<'• w••nt tan•h•r the rule• of the .KinJ;ll of J\hul ugc. Tfw ngeu1s ufTnj-ood-decn y-ulzur took pouee,.ion of l;tthor•"" au(l im

tJi .. tric-t;~~ • .\lnt.k ~n•ir·<>O<I·dcen 1\rbucbnh wa.• frnm ll!Dong the purc~·l

oln~c• of :-;nlllm Sboha.b-ood-dcen; but hi• ,.·i1dom and knowlcd)1e "'•ro grrat. lie "'D• well acqna.illtcd ,.•ith the dtll,<:-• of Liol:'!, and Tcrkd an th<' m:lll••b of the coW>try: on tbi~ acconnl, nOrr th" doOlllb uf !-ihuhab·ood...Jccll, bciJll!' fixed firrttly in Ooch and l\loohm, he took po . ., •ion of f'iad

In the year G21 (•. o. 12'~1)," SirJ~r brought a force (n>m C: ~ztt: or JinJ!hez Khan to ftght ag:lillllt ~ Ollir-ood...JeeD, who, not having •treoglh to meet thi• force, on this necoWJt be l:ll d<•WD in the fon of l\looltnll, which the en•·my oor:rnunded. ~u. mnllen !Tm:aiiU!d ror( .. ny dnY". Mnlik ~n•ir·oo<l·•leon hn••ng open...! . llljl dO<>rt of ho• .'re••ury. gnve monry to nil; and, wilh them, :ohowing oppoaition "' the t'ne.my, they rt~tr•·ntcd wHhonl gaining n viNory.

Wh<n :\u•ir-o<><l·deen took JlO'•~•ion of f;ind, nlllD)' Sirdar• or • Tho- or p<nm~CD1 Ill U.o..-.1. -Tr-r.:or.

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hr nnmrd l'heroz !'hah. the ><>n of hi• undr,-hr who bore the muh of nobility on hi• forchrad.-a. his heir, giYing hirn hi• lruu wi-hr- re•pe<t· ing hi• country nod hi• army. After thi•, taking the app:tralll!' of tbi• pM•iog world, he wrot to that world whieh i• evcrla>tio~.

A lithe conrtirro and nobl•• paid their homage 10 l'hcrox Shah at that place. On the 2~1h of )lohorrnm, 7!i2 (·'·D. 1;151), he, n•cending the thron••, •nmrnonrd all to hi• prc>ence, mnking them nil happy by hi• jn•tict' nnd lihemlity.

•ruin, hc·nring of the death of Sulton l\tnhomrcl Rhuh, collected the men of &nmroh, Jharcja, and Summnh, nntl got to the rear of the nnny. l:!nhnn Pho·roz Sbab, hcnring of thi•, named 2.000 men, nnd the.•e going nll night, cro!!-ied the rivet, n.nd met 'ruin, nnd tbo~c who were with him. 'rhr.re wa• n great fight, when Tuin turned hi.• face towards llight. The following day the Soomrah rnen again fought, but they met .,.·ith drfcat, many of them being ,Jain. Aftrr thi•, frorn near Tatt:a, the Sultan turned hi• heud, and marched lo\lo'Drd• Delhi, ordering tbat I be troop• •hoold not llllU'eh more than 5 kos a day lie built a fort a.l {,lln~rah La.kt•, lea'fing ~llueer tht•rt-, wi1h 1,000 hor~. He apf'<'inted ~lnlik Bohram a• the Foujdar or that country. On reaching S.,hwiotan, he made rule"' there, 1\Iulik ,\li Shen and .\lulilt Tuf Knfoorer. 'l'hc Sultan made a pilgrimage to the one red tbro••hold of Shah Bn:t 1\nlundnr, and to another holy place. On tho oth·odants tll the..: he ~elllcd clnily oal:.ric•. From thi> he rnmt· to Bukkur, where bo mmaincd twenty day,, He BJ11>ointcd lllulik Rouko-ood-tlecn bi>l depnty thrrc ; mnking Mulik Abclool Uzc•c·• Bnrccd tht• Dcwnn, nnd nnrning eighty unmarried men to take care of the fori. 'ro .\lulik Rookn· ood-dern he gcl\'c the title of JkhiM Xhnn1 and lcnting all the arrange· ments of Sind it> his hand•, he departed. At every large plaee he came to be brbucd librrally 10 the people, nod made them happy. In •hi• mannrr he arri.-ed at Delhi in the month of Rnjub, 7~2 (A. n. 13-51). \\'ben he oat with "'""' power on the throne of the :-;u)tanut, be ga~e an imperiala•M'mbly, "-ben he made all happy, by giving them pre><ent., and to the great and small be afforded JU>Iice. On the iith of Snfor, '1~ (A. D. 13,;2), he went to vi>it his country. All the great Zcmindan of the district~ which he went to, cnme nnd promi,..,d 10 be obedient. I n the year 7:i·l (•· u. 13S3). be went to hunt nt 1\ulnnoor, in the country near the hill•. On returning, he buiJ.o n haod0<1mo pnhu:e on the baoP of the W1Ucro or thr Suru•wnlee .• He bert• I!"'~ the title of Shailtool lolnmcn to Shaikll Sudr-ood:deen, the >on uf l:!hnikh Uuhn-ood-deen Zukrecyn, giving him leave 10 depart to hi• rountry. After tbi• the Sultan took 'fteognl into hi• bellld•. £n lbe y_ear '172 (A. D. 1370) bn \lo·enl IO

Nngsurkot. When be reached the rountry about the biU., the people brought him ice, which bad been m11de in pans; Oil oecing which the

Sultan 14111-" Wbcn Suhan ~labomed Shah formerly c:>me heN', tbu people brought ke to blm. th:u be might make oherb.:t: but if l bnd not been with him, lw w<>nld not hn<~ drank tbi• oberb<-t, o:t)ing that he won lei <>nly drink it with Pberoz f'h:oh. Tha•. no he,.,., "'' kind to mu in th~ do) o, I ,.·ill not drink the oberb<-t now until I ho.•• d••tributed, in bL~ nnm~, anD humlrt'tl coamcl-lo:u:ls of 1Ugar ln 1htrbc1"; und he did oo. Jla,·ing conqm·red Xnggurkol, bt• JlfOC<Mcd towards1'4tb, on "-'\c-hing whit:h, .Jam Khair~xl-dN•n, who wn' tim ddrf, redu·d to tho fort which ~ttumh in the wn1L•r, from whh•h h•' •Hopped the roynl o.mty (or ~orur limn. ·rh~ Sull:lD, on nt·connt of t1u.· l't,.'nrd1) of grain nntl forag••, lhn fluoch of wntcr, antl the numLcr of mut~cptitoe11, )t•ft thitt ns. it V.'llo!!l, o.nd wt·nt to Guzemr_, rcmn.ining th•:rr. during th,.. r11ios. R•·moviog :'\ixnrn·ool-Moolk, h~ mode Zn£ur !\ban tho governor t~f thio <"OUftlt)·· Jl•• n(tL·rwanb Wt"Dl in the direclion of 'l'utta. .\rt\viog there, Jam I.:hair-ood-drco ""ked for pardon. and c:>tne into thr tcnic~ o( the Sahon, who looked upon bim witb the rye of kindnr••, dirertiog that be nod the other l'A"mindnrs of that count<\' oboald b<- bkrn to O,lbi. Wll~J> Jam KhAir-ood·deen re:tebed l'~hwi~tan, he plonnrd in hi• b.-:u-t to obuuo his hbeny tn this m'lllller-that wh~n on the liae o£marcb, ll!l they -.·eal along ncar the b=k of the rinr, be would gc:t Into a bo:u, nod oo e"'"'l"' Thn mcn wbo .....,..., ia chnrge of him, landing onl thh, coovryr.d it lo the Sulton, who ga,·e orde~ lo put iron" on the Jam•a leg•, anti oo 10 toke him to Delhi. where th~ :-<uhan went with tu.. nnny 0<1mr rim• nftrrwnrd•. Jlc go.•• a Khilolto Jnm l'hoonah, the eon or Jn.m Klul-it•t.H•tl·dt•t•n, plncNJ him over 'f:attn. ond f{U\'l' laim lt•.nc to go tlwre. 'l'his Ruh.o.n, r.n lbirty-ci~ht yen.~ ond t'OJUC monlh!l, rult·d the kin~dorn with gm:ll JI<IWcr. On the l»th of Rum1t10, 7!10 (•. D. 13..,:,j), he r•·cdvcd dcBih.

A" .~\eeovn op StLT~'~ (ist-vA.&·oov-or.r.~ Tt·auLco !'-iuAu, Taa:. !-'o:s or Jlt.'TTt:R Ku.L~, THE So~ oF Jlna:aox So.us.

On tbc l•lh day or Rommn. in thr yr:u i90 (•· D. 1~), 11ccording to the will o( :-<altan Pbcroz :<bah, and by 1hc .Ud oC the Amccro, he ll>C!• lded lbc throne or the :::ialt!UIDI, in tbe p:lla"" of l'beromb:ui, when lbr people gn~e him the Iitle o£ ~allan (;hp)u-ood-deco Tuf:i1tlog ~hah

Mnhomcd :-<bah, the .on oC !=:ultan Phcruz ~h3b, lmvlng tli•plcascd hi! f3thrr, bo1J berJl ... nt tO l:l.kc ~b~~~gc of 0 d!!!!:lDt t'OUOiry lln IICein~ Gbuyn.s·ood·dcen pl:u:rd on the throoP. - ~ htt':lme nt ~~ .. ity ,.·ith him nod th•· Am•·rttl, nnd, with lho intention or laking tlic ClOUDtr); he went 1ownnlo Delhi. 'J'b,• rhie£ nuble,., with 'I'n~thlug ~l111h, marchrd ft>rtb lo wn·.&t hi8 pro!,rr~, in tbr mmt.th of 7JlhnJ 'l'hcy qune tc, 'Sirmoor, in the bills. There were with Tugblu; ::ihilh one luh of bor.rmen

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'fhe•c went in pnr8uit of Sultan Muhometl Shah, and without tluin~ anything they rttnmcd, llntl when the :;uh•n got back to Delhi, be •tiU comm.iued enor!l, from his \'Onth. The coun1n- iK-l":ame w hbont nrrangcmcot, tlht~o~r.nsiou" bes:n~ to ari&r·. u.n.U fro~ want of nl.ti1iW he impri5nncd his brethr,•n. ' •

;\boo Bulmr, the •on of Zufnr !\han, hii nepht•w, from f<-ar eon,•ealc-d him•clf, nnd ..,,·rctly went nwuy. l\lulik Rookn·nod·do•o•IJ, the \\'uzct•r, nnd other Amcrno, bring hi• friend<, \\'<Ot otT with hint They killed 1\!nlik .\tobarok Kube"r nt Ph,rozal.o.ol, Uelhi, ncar the gnte"'llY of tbe king's palace. Sultru1 (ihuyn•·u!Jd-d,•cn, •cciug the 5trcngth uf the-. rebellion• p<-ople, went with 1\hon Jchan on~idt• the gate, whidt v.·u o•er the wateu of the Jnmnn. .\lnlik Roulm·uod·docn, being there, Ht

upon and oei•c•l biro, nod 1\hon Jcbun killed tht·lll both, nnd t>lllcl'<ltbcir heads over th:tt gate"'U)'.

Thi• took plnce on the 2ht of Sufur, in tho year 7!11 (.<. "· 13.'•9). Holtan Ghuya.<-ood·dtcn reigned for fiw rnonths und three dnyo .

• \!'C' Accot~T o•· Til& Rna~ oF .\nco BuE.ua Su.w Gnoa.a:E.

After thc!'e orr"urrenr••.!, tht• \rnecr..;, Udng without wi!Kiom, gu,·c the title of !'<ultan .\boo Bukur Shah to ,\boo Bakur. the oon of Zafur 1\hrui, lion ..on of Sultan l'hcru• !;bah. 'fbe dignity of \\u-.ct•r wao coufcrrctl on 'J uhk Rookn·ootl·Ut•t·n. Shortl}- 1\ftt·r. it tH•t•atm• known 10

.\boo n .. ~ur Sloab, that Mulik Rookn·O<Hl..<f~en bnd ploued with the nobles uf !:lnlto.n Phcroz Shah tu np>ct him, nnd •it on the thn•ne billl!!rlf. He (.\boo) anticipate.! hom, and, with the concurreucl! of tlw nobles, killed ~lulik Rookn-ood-dcen. After this he gained •trengtb. It wn• tht•n heart! that th" tribe of \teet Sudhs uf Samun~b had kill<d their ll11keem, looting hi• fan•ily. ami oeading hi< hc.aJ to l\lnhomcd J:;bah nl :-iuggurkol. 'rhen .Mnhomed Sbnb. leav1ag that plaee, went to t;nmnnnh, and in the month of Rubt·e·ool-.\wnl ho •tyled himself kiD!t tln·rc. 'rho mf'n of Mcer !'aU h. an•llhc Zemindnrlf of the country near the hilt., did hoon:.g~ to him. Some of the .\meers and chief men .,r Delhi, lem·ing .\boo Uu.kur :<hnh, coooe to him, ~o touch ""• that be hod collected :!0,1100 hor•em.,n, with fo<>tw•·n out of numbt-r. wbcn be fefl :<>mnnab to go to l>clhi. .\o be apvroacbed thai city, hi• ho,en>cn hod inrren•f'fl to i'ill,0\10. On tho 2.'.ith of Rubee·ooi·.\\\'UI, 791 (.t. D. 13~9). be r"ached Jch11n Xopmtt, On thl!2od of Jnmallcc-ool· A,.-uJ. ill the sltect> of l'h~rozab:o<!, th~ troops uf A boo Bokor met and fought with "'""'-of :\lnbom'Ptl Hhnb. On that day Hnh•door Kbao, &lewatet"", v;jth raa.ny me.u, cuh.•rinathc city, gnYt~ great f'trength to Aboo Bukur, who tbe ne:r.l dll). h:oving prepared everything for battl~ fought with, aa<l defr.at<d Mahomet! Hhnh, wno, cro..,ing the Jumna with 2,000 m•n, lied lo the J)oab AIC'IiP, in f:haloan of thr ll!tm~ year, he nai••"'

title or ,\dil Khan to his brothtr :\lulik li:huodoo, nod !raving bim th~n-, bo him..,l£ mar<ht•d upon l>aibnlpoor.

A rtcr this, In :-hab:ln or the •ame yrar, 700 (A D. l:l!l:J), :ialtan Mnbom•·J Sh~h. !raving "OOI;Urllb Khan .... ·ith men or tl1151, and a large ro...,r, nt u~lht, w.·nt in the direction or !h.-alior, on •rpr .... chin~ which, ,\lu\ik llh•-ootl-decn Dlulrwul, .\loobaruk .1\ha.nthc ton or Malik Raji>O, nncl .\luloo th•· brother ol Somng Khan, wcrr projctting 11<>me trf'lll'hf'ry. t-iuar.lut 1\bnn, h•·aring of thil'l, he fcixed and hung :\lulik lllu·U<NI••Irt•n nn<l 'lonbaruk Kh:m. .\luloo, being ... ;.~cl with rear on lu•artng uf thi"', Wt·nt to the Sultan, but P.t'f'lng tluu he wn.tt n.ntfryt by soft artitiet.'J be withdrewt and leu.vinft tl1n nrmy, rt•tuutet.l lO D··lhi, whNt'! hn mRdr.: many t•nemic~ to the king. 'l'hc Sultun o.nd Soatlnt 1\hnn cntn•) 11nd aurtonndct.l the city, when thtre \\"UI otLai1y li~hting for three mt>nths. The agen" o( ~looguntb li:h:>n then by deceit indn,..,J the Snhun to leave Saadut l\:h:111, and to rnter tho dty. \\"hen ::->u~nt 1\hnn o.'l.W that his pllUI• were dc•troyed, and that It would be dillicult Cor him nlone to take the plue, the moro 1!0 ao it ,..... tho miny seiL!oD, he broke up from thence, and went to l'hcrozabod. On aniving there, 'With the concurrence of~ men, in Rub<-c-ooi·Awul, 797 (A. o. 13!11), be bronght Xas-nt Shah, the I!OD of l'hcroz Kh:on, tin! 10n of Sultnn Plteroz ::4hah, from l\lcwnt, and pnt hint on the throne at Phcrcnabad, with th•· title of )\n.•ir-oo<l-dero )\uorttt Shah.

'rtu~ ro~nl .. \mu•r' were annoyed at PCting ~m,rut ~huh IHt quickly rlnet•tl on the throne: ou thl• account they nttnrkecl Suatlot Khan when lno wM unpn:pnred. He, Min~ unnhlc to 6ght, mntle lai! r:se11pe, •cuking rcfng" with )!oogurub Khan, who •cize•l nn<l killed him. Aftf'r tbiiJ, lhc Amn:·rs, wlth XuFTtlt t:iha.b~ vi~. "·\huuu.!d Zufor Khan, Shobab-ood-tlrrn J.'uzl-ool-lah Beck he,., ancl the olnveo of l'hrroz Shllh, l.eins ,.·ithoul rctnccly, raid rr.,.h born•~;• to him, anti took much

country. :,;ulbn 1\ulr..ood·dcen Mabomed :>L..b ..,..., very mach di•tresoed at

the pcrtidy of tbe Ameen and the army-be dicl not know what to do. Tb"!e ...,.. coast3nt fightln~ b<-tween the UOOP" of the two pani~. ln tho year 79' (A o. I:J9S), enmity arooe betwr<n ~~rnog Khan, who. was over llaibnlpoor nnd Moolmn, and Kbizt~r li:hsn, tba Hakecm or ~looltan, when th• nclhettnl> of l\tulik Bbittee, joining, gnc •~ngth to Snmng Khan, and he took ~l<>"ltan. Ju Rnmmn 790 (A. D. 1396), he went to llolhi '1\'ilh a large force. .l'IJF .!'obi...,., <Oll~cti'!J! thdr ron:e•, mare hod forth tO drive him OOCk. Jn •hort, in tho IQ.ODtb of .\{ohUrruiR !'00 (•· n. 1!197), tit" t.,.•o forces met, and l;nntng 1\han, ""ing 'defeated, reuu.tod to \looltan. On account or the enmity or the tWO princeP, the

• cnuntry had ""come divided, and without nrrnngement at that lime. In the month Rubce-ool-.-\wul <:1)0 (A. n. 13!17), ~lecna l'ccr ~Inltomed,

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• xtrnd•d h~ role. At the btter end of lm age he W1U lllkrn 111, and tr~ 1111•c In• life to the angel of death.

l(j, IOD Dod>, oncceeohnl( him. took the dutlet or Ling. For !IOII:•

y<-.•ro, with great power be managed the ronntry,ut~nding hlo power In

1\'n•nrpoor. lie di•~l in the prime of li(e. lrning 1 Jonng oon co.lltd Singh3r. an<l a daughter named Thnrec. Tlu• Thu•.,.. fer eomo IJmc t•onJurtc,l tha tlntir•' of the go\·rrwn~nt, lm,;ing 1be R.)'Ut-41 unc.IN hf~r t'!OIUmantl. '\'h,,n Sin ghar gr•·w av, ho ru-c.•cndrcl the thr .. nc llll m:..tlc good arrluag"nn~niK fnr thtl country and property; to tm<-h mrn M wcrr J:XlWt·rfnlmncl di"'ubec..lient )It' gave puniNluu~nl. Throwing tbt11Jridlc or tho hoi'Jolc c.•f hi• intcntinntt tClwardlC Kutch. h~ took :-t'nnik .XILi (rom that country Soum yt•nu BftN1 he tra.\'ellctl (rum this woriJ lo the otlu·r, leaving no t·hlldr•m. lli5 wife Hnmoou li\"ccl n•., nnrl l'J.iUet.l hr:r order• from, the fort of Dubkah. !<he eenl her brotben It• go>"em nl Tboor and Thnrec. A •hort time after lbio. oomc <>f lho breth"'ll of Doda, v;ho hnd concealed tberrucl~~ cam~ Con~. and l!lilk OUI by tbo rooto tb~ brolbe"' of Uumoon. One of thC'lle, named l'ecthoo (ll d~seendanl of Ovda). was Joined by miUI)' "' n. Snch u oct up ehumt 10 the throne h" destroyed. ;\ocending it h·::o.~rlf, bo reigned u long .... be li.-ed, o.nd llfl<r hL< •loth Kh:Urn TDicd t~r. country, doing 80 in u. very proper m:Lnn~r; all his nots \\-ere upprovPd c!. ::;orne J<ftr11 from this, the &WI of hi• life went to tho •nn•ct cf d<•nth. \Vilh the concnr~ntt! of lbt" Ame('n;:, J\huff'<'f IIUCN~tHlefl hi,n, 1:U1d •at ou tin• thrvnn or tlu, ~in.:;:dom. RM·ing mnd~ gOOcl urmng('mcnts {Qr tht! country in his himd.t, hr. wiLl! heart Ql ••n'SC1 went nn•l rmunin('d nt Toll:l. nurtng hilt gn\'L•rnmtnt, the Ryut~ und all th•'l other pt.~OJ •Ir of Sind were rdievt•d from thh~YP!-1, nnd disUJrbtrfi of the J1cncc ; all were hnppy nnd contcnu•,,la By t!hanee~ il one ~lay t•nmt•• \nto h1s rnirul that it wno nul pro~r for him to be always mcnly •itting on the throne; lh!ll it wu better to •p~nd oornc time in lh~ :<hl.knrgah~, the Jnngl•l, and pl:uD..., whirb b:1d becomt green from rain, nnd where th" nnlmw were ~mg h:.ppily. After thio, having collecle<l mo.ny men. he mar<h<d DgllinlOI tbn lldoocbe<'JI, tbe :<.>d:i~.and theJba~J~· On rc~~ching thtlr bord,~., Ruomul :-'oollb. R:un R:U Jh:.reJ•• and Mrhan Jkloocb, IH'>ng lntroouc•d by lhe Ameer.;, and ot'>cr nttll of w.ighl, <'arne "4nd m:.de grt:ll olf<Ting•. Khufc ·' · r...,· . ing thrm ..... h hand!IOIDO prcsenl.o in fttPrn, mode tbrm Tr.ry bappy ._ D · ten gnTt, tbrm tht"lf (litmi&Sal.

lie propoiOCd r<turnin~r to Tntl:l the following morning, but nt that time a J.kloo<'h Ct1U'IC, compln.inini tfl tL:' lhc thit-Yt." o r tbiJ tribe o{ Sumn111h ha• l loowl hi• tribe, laking everything th•·) 1"1"C!I!Otl. On h~trin~thi", Khnft~cf WI\ 'I muoh n~nished; and tll the ln•laut, mounting, with those who were u·ith him. r.\) ... ta.rttod. and qu.lt."kly rnnm a.galn-tl thl! tribe. lie took all the propeny .. ·bicb bnd been robbed from the

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Rnnmul ~01lnh brought twH fint• huncJt.umt" 1\ntcolwt• h~~c10 us nn olfc:rin.r, and p:.irl his "''f''"'IA to him. lie •lcclnrcd that hi• bn•tl~ren ltnd indo~ Runmul to turn hi• h0!8l irom, anJ bel'Ome rt·bdlion> llJ!Uinst him (Dod a.) ; l'O much !0, lhnt dJP!'e nlt'O Wt"rc• even now di~obedirnt, n.nd thnt if a. force went from the Sirk.tr. nnU lmUi!llla·d them, tlwy would not do ""ng:Lin. but would nlwnyo Lriug pr•••·nt•. D<>d11, upon thio, left :\oourpoor, nnd by forced marchc.• came there; but nfter doing so, he discovered lh:ll tho brethren of Runrunl and others \\'ouiJ not ng­to ba,·c Klhibuh a~ their Sirdar, 5o he uodershkld thnt it \\"tl.M on thi.l nccount thnt he had brought him thcr••. Dod" then IIUmrnnut·tl nlltho tribe, telling tltem tn ngreo to bnn• S.tbibub n• their chief. with ull their benru. By thi~ order they agreed to d~ so, "heu Sahibuh pn-.oented R.•. 20,000 as a Nuznrnna.

Doda, rnl\rehing thence, cnmo to Tntlll. Rcmllining there, Ctom tbenco h" tru,·cllcd to tlull othor world.

On thu dcatlt of Dod11, hi~ son o .. mur, with tlw nicl oftbc nobles. and o:brr men of con~eqnencc . .;1lt OD the throne.

"·hru his father'• country eaJDe into hi• hando, he took to drinking wine, pa};ng no nuentioD If) the country. On hearing thi•, the SnmnllliH~, tho S<1(luhl', tho .JUli', un..t B.alooohf'4'.14, left off obr)·ing his ordcrtl, beeotnin~t rcbellilln..~. Wht•u :'lfooln.lt llunwcl hc:trd of thi•. be told Oomurof it, \Vbo, roll<·ctin~a large force, wcnttowardo Kutch. On hi:;;. nppro:arh, th" Sommaho;, hs1'in't collected many mC'D, 'A-e'nt oat into tht• phoin to meet hitu. Tho·rc wa~ 6ghtinl'(, in which the men of Summnh were thr 81rougt•t-t. St•t·ing tlth•, and tlmt hi~ utli1irs would be ruiucd, \loolah I lamed called th., Hirdar., to whom bt• ga<P prcsenUI, UJing--" Tatta ill far di•tnnt; money i• .earce: if you light 'I> ell, and defeat tb• enemy, much prt>p<'rly 'l>tll come into our f'O"SC .. ion, "'hich "ill be enough h> enable us to return to Tatta." Uearing thio, the opirit• of the force wer" rni•cd, nnd, making an atlnck on the enorny, they dcfc:~t<tl them, when much plund~r of e<ery kind came Into their band•. After tW, the men of Summah, bringing Raja Jugnnnalh Todllh (who had quilled hio brethren in anger, and had cotne to Kutch) u tht"ir mtdia:or, came to Oomnr, making rhetr ~alum, a.nd bringing prcW!nt•, Oomur, n·tnrning from thence quickly. went ogninot the Sodabo, Jnls, IUid B• lone bee., 1111 of whom, (raring the eono<'<lneneeB, mad., tbeu Salruun lie then, will~ confidence in his hl!llrl, wellllo

Thut'C&', when! be di<tl. Atthistimt!'his 8oo llo<h "'-:.s~,,;;.ll; th~forc th!! men of eon•~qnenc.,

pot Clnmur, the iOn or Ootnnr'• brother, in hi• pl11UC. Chunur went -to make ana.ngemeuts io his country. Having don" thilo, and placed •• -bletoome on the edge of the e'A'ord, hi• benrt being at cue. ltP lfal-.. A.t tbat tune Doda allained pubo-rty, "" Chuu ......,. by

J'Ome :Rtnuag, ... m to get bim into bi;. band,. and lo ,·onfinr him; bul hrar•ng or thi"', UatJa lurue-d hi- r~ace to·wurd• <HIUZC ... t", aand M'O•ill!~ &bo ri·u·r, he cnDlt" 10 r1 plsct, Dhuryad1ub :\1uct :O::ung, clvte uodrr Funehpoor, Wllf'(('l he 'ft."\\\" a mttn t"'mint!' nlong \\ ith n bundlr or thc-k.&­

ror Jtooka••m!lket OQ hlR bead. .-\~ t~iS m&Q drt'W' II~Dr, all bi• .CDtn.if_s

hceanu_• Yi .. ible to Uod:&. -\l thi~ be ",'" mu('h n.5tnn "lwd, •o. calling lh~ m~n 10 liim, ho lifh•ol lho bandlo of P'l""" of!' hi• l1< 1d, when no1hlng uf 11w Lind \\·~to be !-t"l'D : :-tl, being greatly nmar.e~, he put the bnntlln till tho mnn't1 lll·ml ug:n.in, when lw he·twld llft bcfun1. He tlll'u kw:w 1lm1 tlwru mu,..t be rom• .. cle\-j('l' iu thl•:!lt• ttlirkll, nrul hf" pur· l'hnscd them, gh·in"' 1hc mnn f:omP mon•·y for tlu·m. fl't••·n, l'litling thlwn nt tht• rhcr'tl t•tlgt.•, he put tlw stic.•f\ .. onn by vnr inlu lhc wnlt:r. All Wl·nl down whh tht• ~trentn. bat unc rrmn umong•t tllt'JU wrnl upve·n.nl!t ngninst at : :{IIO, tn.kin~ thi!t one, ho Uhrid(!J it nt all the knol:!l. lie lh<·n I"" carh knot into the \\'Iller. .\II uC 1lu''"' wrnt down the ~trcam, except one, in whicb 1he deTtctl ,., ... , and lhi• one wrnt up Db"'3.in,l the C"":Irrenl ; t;O takiD2 thb one, ht" krpl U, nod we.nl to Ohuznce. AI that lime 1be kiol( of tb~t plnce, ~nlh\n i\londood "h:.h. "'" ill from N"n~·ft'l ~ieknf'~'""• which •-u vnthoul cure; .o, on hJ1 o.rnml lh~"'• ll<>dnga•• on I dmt he was a dodor. lh•lonnno \\'rite thnt Sahan !\1ondood ~bah'~ f.i<"knc .. s W:uio can§C!d in thi\11 lll!lnner. One tlay bf"!

w"nl 10 """a !:'ui".orl(11h undtr -.orne hlll.., v.-hen by rlulncc a.n IUlimal starlcd frorn lH·fore him. It \\r1l!" tbr.n thr cl1!11om, tbal whoe\·er an unimnl fltnrll'fl In fn,nl nf. he alone pnr!>uctl II; 1'0, an IU"tllrdancl'! ,_,-jtla this ruttotom

1 the Sulton rode t1fr~r thi-ff unim11l ulnnn f.,, a. long tli'lltance,

LtJI h,~ eli.! not kill it. From thb cx.ettion, ~'Tt.•Bt lhirJIIt nntl bun~t·rcame UJ1'f1U him; JO, foNltching about, he round 0. ~UCIUI\ n( ~·uh•r near the foul of th" hillo. Having no cup or bn.•io wilh him. l .. ing helplcs•, he put hi• rnouah iota> tlu• '\\"1\ter. and tlra.n.k; v.-ht>n, in clt,lng to, her ~wallowed awo emallennkr!, whit-b we.o1 dov.-n into, and remrun••d ln. his atomnc!J

In two Y""'" the5e had grown ltu~e. and begto e:tn•ing him moch p<liP. All the doc1on of 1he country bad pby•icked him, bul nono of them

could m~ke btm well '1"-w ~allan w~ appro:>ching 10 tkalb, '\\'hen nt th:>l ILmc Ooda

nrri•t.d, •:>)ing bo '\\'110 a Hakeem ... nd 1bat he bad cor.cc from !'"'d lo> eurr the kmg walb his p T ~ royal pbyoinu., hnnog thi:<, laughed, o.>ylog• "\\'hal · ··d• n L• lhi• ;.;iod.r,th31 ho abould Y'f hr. "'"-"able to gh·e mcdietn•· 10· ,, , ~10g." On" of I he an•ndnnl• to!J the king o( thr. orri,ol of thi< ::iind•"<. ~rd hnv.- I he royni •Jodorolnngb•d nt him. 'l'lm :-;nhnn. honrinl( or thi•. cnlle•l an• I 1t'<ehod ~llrn wilh dil'tinr.tion, anying 11 hr hnd suffered (rom thi11 "arknrt~s fnr n long time; 1ha1 m~ny llnkrcm< hnd gi•·rll him 1nedirin~, bu1all wilhout •·fT•N: uuw )•mt h:lVt: ('omt•, I urn in ho(W!• lh!Lt J ,ball g••l WI"'H hy your phy!-ic."

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hi• Con:h<-a•lth•· oi 10• or gnodne--. 'l'b, hap[>ened m the rnorom,r "·h n n body or mt•n, 11:01111; Into l ' rrub llehl'• hou~, l<il!.•cJ Jum, and plaectJ Ill>

h<1ld "'" rhe (:UI<".,.Y• wb•·n o.l11bc p<'OJ>Ic, paying homage 1o Jam Oonnur. placed him on the throo~ of tbe Si!!taout

.A!C Accorn or J.u1 0·1~"l,lt, THr: :-:o:r or RADI'~IYvn.

\\'brn J ·un O!"'nnur ha·l be-com•-' king, with th ... rt~n .. ~tion o( tbo men u(

'JtOWl'r, tunny 1•ct'ple lloc•,..,l to him. llt" nt thnt tun,., w11h gn!nt uum· ben-, wc•ot to take. :-\t111Wit~tnn. gcuing "'~or whu·l!, he pn·rmrrcl B pin in fur a b:-.llh.l'·ilt•l•l, on \\'hit•h to light with )hllik R1111111, tile lhluo•·JD 1fu-.rtt on the fMfl of lin, J\ingo( tltt• rfot•tkM. ~(ulik f(IIUUI c•turW CHII.nl hif furl tcJ this fjt-.ltl o( bntlle 'dth n Well :lf'JXliOft~rJ, }:tfle•1 fnrc·o. 'l'ltt• lire of IJatllc ~onunem~tul burning bt-twcrn the t\\·o nrrnie!, anc~ till" iw·rn:1alng, Jam Oounur wn• dt!'eo.l.:,f, bot, by I be n .. d~t:tncf' of hi~ brclhre"l, he ngmn brought up m~uy m~n, nod n-eoiDDll'nccd 6ghllng. Ar lhM tirnr Jllulit Raina galloping hi• ho ... ~, rb~ zmim:ll'• bead <':lrntt lo lha gr.>nnd, and be, lo.ing ht• •oat, fell. Jam Oonnm, wilb hi• sword, V[>:lrlllcd bl! b""d (rom tho body; and be 1hcn toot the (orl .,( :-icbwi>tnn. At th:>t time ]lluhk l'heroz, nod Ali Shah Toork, we"' the llakecm• nl lluld•ur, on 1h~ P"rl of the King or the Toork•. 'l'hc~, hearing or the nbo~e, \\"rutn to Jnm Oonnur, to the fo11owing dfeet .-" 'l'his pretumptiun i' not bccorning in y<Jil : now prc-pa.ftl your unplt"rnentA of wur. to light with lhe rn"'l'" or the l.ins;. :tnll fix your (ool finnly un 1110 ftelJ or nh•ur,. 'L'hiil 11.11g'llagc overatetl Utl Jan• Oonnnr, wJw ~·enE U\\'1\)"

lownrdtt 'I'IHtn't! • .:\t I hut 1irm.• he wu tnl.o~n ill. unc..l W•·nt ,., lbl: t:ountr:y of fulnrily. 11('1 rcignecl lhreu yenrs u.nd 1h montht.

~om•l hi?~~tori:Jns writ~! 11.! roUow:- :-\\~hen .I om Oonnur, havinl{ con,tn•·rcd !4chwi.•t.tn, tnrnct1 b:tC'k, he

V.-n!> drinking wb1c one nitthl, at a pl~-.ant ns5emhly, v.·lu·n news r:unc Jlml 110mt" rebellious men were comin~ a~in't btm. lie ga\"o onlcD to G:.huh, thr ""o or 1'um:u:bct. who '\\"IU b,. \"uh..,l, lo go IUltl repul..: them So L,king 1l Corte, and going ...-ilh tpt<d, h• came np<1n tlt< m; but in lisbting, (hhuh, bcin:: Jn liquor. \\"\\.• bken prii!Ontr, nnd t'Onfintd. Jnni' Oonnur, tlmidot b;. plcaroreo, did not bc:tr him in mind, on ,..bicb account Ga.hoh became his cnem,·, a.nd bv some daYlcet libent'n~ himM!lf from hi~ cnemil"'$, • · . .,.,·..i hts be~ from Jam Oonnur, and '\\'~ntlo llnkkur v.·bcro be '· ·'• oll .ntcn;cw wtth J\li ::;bah Toork, who li~~d In 1hr (~rt uf .\lnn•on :\ "m' in old Jlukkur; llllll 1hio Ali ::;bnb nnd ~rulik 11horoz, coll(!t-tln~ man; n~l'!n'. <"mmo to Huhr~1mpoor, killing .lnm Oonnur io lhu.t fort. :\lulik. Phrrot. l'l'lntl.inini thl"tc a.s"'govcrno;, Ah Hhtth relurnc•l to Bukkur. Three tloy• nfh'r hi• ro·tnrn, aumo of J,..,, Oonnur'o men, by olrnlJ,!;e•l\, killed b.>th l;ahuh and .)lulik l'bcrot.

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tbeir h"ach, n!tn:unecl 1ilent. Then 111id the Jam • "ThN~ ure in<pired J'<"OJ>Ic, nnd they WilDt ju•lice." The Jam tbrn turned his attention 10

di~•ering the cuc•nmotances of tb~c bonca of the dc:>cl, and calLa~ ll very old m:m. ID \\'ho•e band, the J:md wac, be n•hd lnrn about th<·m; wuon tl•i• old man told him thai "Sixi)"Y"""' Rgo,ll J.:nlib orne Jwre (rom nuxcntt, when the) were destroyed hy 0. ecrtnin lribc, \\'ho t1mk nwny tlH'ir pro)lt•rry, much oi which 1 .. wilh tlu•m now., \\·ln•n the Jam h1•3.rd tldt~, he :.{ll\'t• ordcrg to collet· I th.lt }'fOpt.•rty; when ~tnch 0"' W1\JJ found ll••ing gntht~red together. hu t;CUt n 111011 of tnt, I with lt to tlw rult•r uf (j tt1.f'rat, dt•l'liring that il rnight lw f4'!dt>rr•tl In tllf' hdn of tllO~c who lmd bt•l•n killed i and. in retaliation, ht• dt•t.troy•·tl tho•c by whom 1hry hnd •nffcrrd.

H1•Ycral yeur11 o.Cre•r thiF, he left tbi~ LrU.o~itory worlcl, nnd W('nt to the world eternal .

.A,: J\<."COll:KT or J.UI a~at:nrru. THE So:- or J.ua 1\U.\II...OOD•I)J!&.'f.

Af1<r the death of bill fatbtr. by the rud of the Ameen bo nt upon the herrditnry throne.

\\'hca l<ullnD Pheroz l<bnh. having settle<lll<ndoooton nod Gnzcrat, came to takcJ !'<ind, Jam Babnniyuh, prrp:o.ring" fic·ld o£ battle, •tOO<I up to fi~~:ht. Tho !'<nh~n remained there three month•, but when the inundationll, wlth bad wind,.,, and many musquito~ came. he marched owny. J.:oing to Puttnn in Guzerat .

.~\fcer tbu min"-, ltn\ing rollceted m{Uly mrn. h•• aguin rrlumct), Rnd fuught. In •hort, in thal ba.ulc Jo.ru Babuuiy11h wu~ tn1~cn pri§OnL·r, and all the 1woph· and cotlntry of Simi cnruc iuln tho hnnd& uf Plmroz Shnh. 'Vhrn 1he Sultan returned to Ddh.i, Joe took the .hun with him, who tcm~iocd f.,t 11long time in hh t<Crvic.c, behaving ,.,·ry \Vt•ll; l!tl•ing which, 1br. ~ultoo c:>.tendecl to hirn hi, roynl kindn<Sl<. nnd ,;i .. ing him a royal crown. ho pla••t•d :Sind in hi- bnod• again, nlloui~~~; lilm to dep:ut. !-'<> he nme to ~ind, over 'Q;hich he rclgttcd llbsQiutr.

lie n!igncd for Gftcoea ye..,. when be o-avellcd h> tb~ other world. Jli:l brother Jnm Tnmnchu. aaccceding him, .nt on the king'• throne.

Ha tained ht• nll~ntion to m:.llng alllUl!(emenu for t!Jc "otmtry He u-u the friencl of ldoure, •r nding his timu 10 plt'lL•nro lie reign~:d thlrt.,.,n yen••· dying of the rla~c.

After tho dealh of .hun 'l'um....,bef', Jam ~ul:\b-ood-decn 1!.'\t upon the throne of nulhorlly. llis ol"'t a ..: ~n'!, to put to rigl11,• the border, which b~d heoon\C' out of order b'i' the h11nd• o( b:ul <.IICII, who did not obey orde.,., Fur 1hi• purpose b; took a force, ancl •h~fJ>ly pu .. l•d the rnrl! o£ thot~e vit·ioull people. }{a\·ing gh·t•n to all &nch t•urrct"tion and a.dmooition. he turned his face to'watd"~ hutch. tllMn tsnhing there., much fightint:; ensued between him o.Jitl tho"" pooplc; but in c<cry

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him whom hr bad S«D in bi• dream. Ele•en day• aftcrwnrdo, Syud Abdool <lbai• nrn••·d. when :\[ecrzn Peer :llabom.·tl wa.s •illin~: in his plmeo of nndicncc, with the Amc~r< around him on dth•·r •ide. when, his &Jght falling upon the Syud, he recogni..,d him. Ri•ing. he in•tant11 eame to the front, IUld embraced him, placing him D<'ar himself with much honour and reYercnc•·· The .\mccr• th~n in<tnirrd of the ;\[eena tho circum•tnnccs of thi• Syud, when ho cxplnincd h> them what be h11d occn in the <lrt·llm. On thnl day lw gave tim Synd a hor1'e and a prusent n11 nn uffl·ring~ gmnting him pcrmi"~ioo tc1 n'tnrn. 'rhc 1\leerza aelllcd UJ>On 1-lynd Abdool Gbai•, the l'urgun11 of Alnw.

Aftt"T the urriml of Saltob Kiran Mt•t•rzll, P••rr lltnhomed tnrncd bis face to capture Delhi. lllnny day• J>Msed hy, und rnuny kingo of dtiTerent c:A>tM oat on the throne of Delhi. At tl111t time :'\[oohlln went into the hand• of tbc T..unt<llh•. and the whole nf the country of Sind ..... to the h:>ndoof tbe King, of Sind. Jam Fuudtl\bnn waocdebT1lted for hi• \1llour ; hi• courage wn..• of grr.at repute. lie reigned Cor lifte4!D yean nod oomc month., when hi• da)S renrh~d tbdr laner ~ad, and his hfc, k'l1viog thi• P"risbable world, went to the world eteroal.

A!"C Accot:!tiT or JA.K Tcanco Sn.ur, Tnt: Sos or Sc.cu~oF..K.

\\·hen Jnm Fulleb Khan plo.ccd his •ide on the bed of ~ickne-.. from tho acnAAtion• which be Cch lu• •aw tbe face of denth. Tllt'rcforr, th~e day• before h•• dird, be •eater! his brother Tughlug on thr. throne of tbe Slrtluec, plncing in hi• hand• the rdgns of the gowrntncnt, 110<1 giving him till' titll• of .Jnm 'l'ugblug Sbab. On 1\•e~ncling tht' throne of the Snhnnur, .lnm Tngblug Shah sent his brothers to rulu over Schv.;•tllD, and thr. fort of Bukkur. He bim..,lf spent much of hi• time in hunting and eltcrciae. The .Bclooc.hee• near Bukltur beginning to came diatnrbaDeetl, the Jam, talo.ing a large force with him, went thN<>, and lcL\"ing gi•en the Belocxbee Si.rdano aevem paniabment, bo turned beck. He plnced Thanas in eaeh Purguna, to preY~Dt tlisturbances. The lt'ngth of hio reign was twenty-.ix yean, when be died a natnn>l death.

A~ Accot:J<T or J.uc SEn"liDU, Till: So~ or J .. ,. TroaLco Sa .....

When he aat in the plnee of hio Cather, he wu a young man. The Hakeema of Sehwiatan and Bukkur, becoming powerful in their rel!­pcctl.,. ddtricu, CC!l$cd placing tbl). ordero O{ gonmmeot on their he'"'"• and began to quarrel with encb other. Jam Sekundr.r, leaving

• B ... r• Tatta, woottow<Udo okku,. .T .. had got ao far a• Nusurpoor, when - nnlftcd llfooGaruk, who in the time of Jam Tughlug was the eom·

.~:Ei of 2,000 men, started up, and arriving at Tatta, proclaimed

Jam Moobuult, and oealeG himoelf on the throne of the a.t 1M bad- the eotle>Urrence of lh• peopl• of the elty ;

on this n~counl )Li,.. rnlt~ ditl not extend loeyontl lhrt·n tln.y~. iniUIIIUt'h 11" the nobl•• of 'l'nlla tumt·d him out, nnd •ent to .,..u Jnm !"eLundor \\"ben thi• IWW• r.-..el ... d htm, ho m~d~ peacr.~blo arrange menu \\lib tho~~ llnktrom~. Md rdurncd to 'rnna~

Om• ) , .. ., nml n half nll..r thi-, '"' lnok the npJ>Omtu~ of hi• hrt from I he waye c.1r this pt·.ri .. haiJit• world, to tht• nmple lmuso of t•ternlt.)

.AI'I Accot~T or J.ua Rr.n·tmt'i

On the flth of Junuoder-ool-A\\·ul, llijrce "~~ (•· D. 14;;.1), Jam Roydhun rom" (<'lrth.

[n tlw rime of Jn10 'l'ughlng, lu~ lht•tl in l{utch, with thr mrn of \\'hich <"OUotry he hn•l become connerh•d.

He placed near h•• penon many of those men, ~ncb "" were pe·nctrBllng. who~c hetlrts he pleaP.ccl without Jilnlt, ('On~tantly nl:lkin:; thrm fH'~r.eut~ uf horses und thingi of valm•. Th,~sc men. pcrcriving on the for.lll':ul of bi> ""t• tlw olgns of rectitude, with all •inccrity ttl;te.ed thcm-elvr• in hi• haotlo. \Th~n the new• of tbo tlecca-e of Jam !'ckonder re.nched him, bking

many mt.•n, he went to 'l~atta~ and ~oll,~ting the m,.n of that city, ha 8aid: u I hrwc not conw to take the country, but I hnv~ c.~ome to -3vrt the property of tht• ~r~nlmun.. I dn out con<idrr mytK'If fit to be king; he whom you con.-ider tit for the •i!Wltlon, make him king, and I will be the liNt of any to gi~c him the hand of homage." Amongot those mea thero WIIS no one fit to be kin~, JO nil of them n'!'rccin~. pbccd him on the throne uf the kingdom. In the coarse of one year IUld a haiL hn pullrd benc,.th hi• rule the wholo nf l'1itul, from the ocean to Kajar, Mullet', nnd Kboondcc, tltc houndnric• of MMhrluh, nod Oobaw· rnh. After rci!!ning ~ight yean, the wind (idea) of ruling ova the !'•IIta.nut rntrrcd the hra<l of one of hi• lea., e•tt·tmcd fnendo, Jam Sunjur, anti othtr i!.llght ft{'qun.intancc·.a con~tenting, Joint·d him.

Jam Roytlhua was tlrinldng win~ in pri\'o.tr, wht•n Jn.ru SunJnr, pulling r.omc poiscm in 11 bottle, gave it into tbc h11nrls of one of hto nnenJanto, lbr.c day• after drinking which Jam Roydhnn died. It i• n~4'WI'ith·n hy !<OrD~, tb.ttll man, " Fnkrcr, one of jndc:ment, wbo,...... ton~id1·r~cl 10 tho .. •• timt•.J R" n saint at Tnttn, ~'11.8 ln lbr. babil of -.·on~ •tantly roming lu tho J~tn, who al-..'a)M trea.ted him with great rc•pe••L, oeating him on his own """t; l!"d what~rr th~ Fllh't'r ·aid tbu Jam agreed 10 it

• One dny, at an ~t.•sembly, the "o>' rO'I and noblro .,., d 10th~ Jam-h ..\!-k thnt l:"o.kef'r, lo \\"hnm you gh' ... · eo mnch l10i1nur, what Gud I•

like, and whllt i• his<leocription.'' \\"hen tb• Jam heard thi•, ho plncrd it in bis bellll. Fonr day• afro >ward., .,·bon thio DurwiJ;b eame to the A•·•mbly, tb,. Jam did not pay him the u•ual auonnon 1'he Fnkeor

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wilting to •ay hi• pmyer~ alone. If any one was not pre,.,nt with the eoogrt•s;n1ion, lu• repcntrtt_ begging forgiY('nt.'s~ fur two ur thn·t• dn)·ll.

]n tlw l:utrr tiny"' of the rcil!n ur Jam ~izam·uod·decn. tlu,., forces u( Shah Be~ Urghoon, coming from Kandnhar, fdl npon many vill01c=• nf Ghundouhn nnd ~idCl'J11h . The .'nm tocnl R. larg•• frnce to expel thc.•sc ~[ogult~, \Vbit•h urrivcc.l nt Duruh .. i·l\.nn•ciJ, c.·ommonly known us Joulow

Ue•·r, """'"' " battle wu.• fought, in which the bmther of Sh:lh Be~ wns killed, nod hi• force• being dcf.,ntcd, th"y lltTnc•l the bri•ll" uf rf<lro"'t toward• Kandahar: nud during the lifo uf Jnm :\ iznm-oml-dcen tlll'y did not come back ou;ain.

The Jrun opcnt much time in di•cour•int; uu knowledgt•, with the le-urnl'tl of tho,.n liruf' ...

In h~ time \lnubna Jnlll.l-ood-dr•cn \lnhomeJ llcwancc, propo•ing to come from !'hiraz to !"rrind. l!l'nt )leer ~hums, and )Iter I\{oonecn, both hi~t di!-ciple .. , t.o 'l"nu:1, to atck the Jnru to givt• him n plnc:f~ to Jivo in. The Jnm !i~:ed upon a very ho..ndo,jarnc,• re~idenco for him. ~eulm~ the reqnbites for hi!- •nbsi .. teocc, ecndiny hy hi4 two disciple.;! mueh money (tlr hi~ ft):\d e.xpcn ... ~. J1ut be for th(•.;, came, :\lonln.na hod tr1l\·dlcu to .. uotlwr world: Meer Shunt• nn<l 'leer .\[oonccn, rceollc<·t· ing the oociety or the Jarn, returned back to ·rnu•

Some 1imc af1cr tbi~. Jam Xiznrn-ood-dlt:n rai~cd on hig-h the banner of hi• departure to tho world eturnnl.

After his death, much di,•en.•ion lll"&<U in the condition of the people of ~iod .

A~ Acco\.-sT o,. JA.'I Pneaoz, Til£ So:>i UP JA!al Nnc-..~r·ooD·UC&:"\ .

\\"hrn Jam :\ rnm .... .t-deen w~nt along the road to the ot~cr world, his son Phcroz w"" of tender t.~;c

Then Jam Rulnb-ood-d•·~n, the 11011 of tl"' doughier of Jam ~unjur, and the relati>c of Jam ;\"izam-ood-decn, laid dntm to tho country, "·i-binst that he might be placet! on the king'• thrt>nc. lluryll 1\han and H;uung Khn.n, who W4.:rc tho •lav(',_ f1f con~f"qucnce of .rom Nizn-rn· ood.tJcen, having ~rreat powc.·r nnd cJign.ily, would not Df;(Tt"C lo this; ud collccttns; all the men of nutlwnty, ud the nobloo o( •ron:~, they plac<<l JIUII !'hrroz on the tbrnn~ of tho Snltnnnt, nod .Jnm Sulnh-ood-dcen, who had proposed fightin~, bcinc bO]>dco•. went to Gnzcfllt, and petitioned Sultan i\loozulfur. of that <n;~.ntry. Snlt:ln .\(oozuffnr W11iJ

marrir.tl to tho dauglurr of the und.,. of Jam Salnh-ood-dn·n; on thi• neoount hi• hca;t turned to wh~t ~., ·aid.

When Jam Ph;ro)Z1 havin~t ll!Cendcd the throne, h.:ld attained miUihood, he ~pread the c:>rpet of plcunre, •pending mncb of bi, time iA the llorotn, and '"·ben hl· camn rorlh;-'h,, as~ciah•tl with Jl!l'4lt'U n.nif looM chanactcn On thu acconnl. dtulng hi' t\me, th~ people of the

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aftenndr, M er Zoonoon collected together mnny of the moo of llumrnh, :\'ukdurce, 1\ubcha!'", oud of the lllognls of 1\andllh:u. \\"hen the new,. of lhi rcllched the"""' of the king, he unt R ro)al Firman to <"llll Mocr Zoonoon, who u·ithout d<lay arri>od Dl the Coot or the throa .. , pl11eiog there oiTeriogo of f!rClll ~aloe. He o),., gnrc to tlw prince• and men of t"On•t•qut-nce a.OOut ('ODrt, rtecording 10 rbt ir dcgrc<", mrions mritic!ll 'l'hcrrforn nil tfu:~ people loo.-,rnetl rhcir longurs in prniz;c of him, deeming him 11 whbC"r of huppincss to tltc king. Yer. with all thl!.'J, the king hnd nnt ronfidrnce in him. Mf'er i':unuuun WflM n wi!c

man, nnd. follnwing the trac:-k of knowlcdgt•, hu dclt'rmint·tl in his own minJ to ...trcct hia bu~ioess through Budcco-ooz-Zumnn 1\lt•rrza, whom Mcor Zooooon \I"OJI in th<' hnbit of visiting when he wa• alone, nnd ltc daily P"'""nted him -..·ith •om< thing frc•h and ne,.·. One night, llcer Zoonoon ..Ud to him : " I pN<,.,i~r. front the mannr·r of lbe king, that b., \\·ill not now nUow me to depart; it i• tl..,rororo bell or that I gi.-e my people lhdr lc:ur, that they IDDy go home." Tlte Jllccrz.'l, hearing this, .,..,, • .,him great pmise. After Meer Zoon<kln bad rrmnincd there a year or up,.-nrdt, one night, nl n prh-:11c ..,...,mbly, In the pre•ellcc of the king, they ,..,re talking or •nrions lll!ltlrn<. u•lten hi• roynl highnc•• ltiJn.-.,Jr nid: .. \\'hat do you think of ){el.'r Zoonoon brinst D well-w i•bcr or hnppine lo\\-anh me!" t:pon tbif, the people nt thnt party became tbonghtlnl. i'll<·crza Buclrro-<>ox-Zurnan ei•l: ":\o Amccr agrees to take thr. government of h:undahar; and if uny go there, in the opnce of t\\·o or thr••1• yc.u~ tlu•y Uic throngh !"'rne disco!le or Pome qunm•l: it would he bctlt•r lu gin! llccr Zoonoon lail!l di11ruifoi:-ul, ft•r lhis would nut be in vuin, fnr two rt·nt;ons-for 1\lecr Zoouoon, on going th(_•ft', will he rithcr obrclicnl or rrltcllion•; if he is zcbelliou"' h ,..Ill not ltc fruitle..,. for two ---ror be will rithcrdie of the dacuo of that eonntry,IUid, i( be dDe>l not die, be will not e..«cape from our hando."

The king approYed of thio, oaying: " The bridlr of the choic,. o( thi• matter i• in your hands." .Moerza Budewto(I(IZ·Zumlln took security from i\leer 7..oonoou.

The king thea gue !11<'6 Zoonooa a hand!ome 1\bilat, a horae ,..;th IIIMLlle and brill!~, and nil the rrqnioitea for a fore~, •neb b a l"ug;Uab, alld a llaadnrd, o.nd hr dirreted the officen of state to furnhob bi1n with a Fii'IIIIUI, with the royal title~ llffixed.

Meer Zoonoon g11rc a written enl!'l,~ment to the ~(e~ru, to the ell'ect that "when the king·• Fif9l00 Rrrives, I will nnend without . .. . delay." •

Zoonoon, oee1ng the ltindneM of the Mr.rrr.a, ><·nt n man tu to call hio 10n Shah Beg, who, with Abdonr Uahrulln Urghoon,

~~kb,au, Janfar Urgboon, atrd Meer Fuil Kookoohnoh, and qlriolly- to ICboJuou. By the arri•al of Shah Beg

.4." Al"coL';\:T or Tnc co1~o or .ll&£.az..r. .8vDEr.~·OOZ·Zou~. or 1\.a~DAD.ut.

Ry rell!iOII u( the change Df temp<'r of the king, 1\lcerz:. Budeen-ooz-7.um:m 1M-coming displea_<ed. :tnd Leing hufH'I ... o (rom hi• brotbc"'­lurned tbu bridle o( bb intention tn go to Ourtn~ere and Kaudall3r. B~for•1 h<' torrived, ,\leer Znonoon. and hi- 11<>n l'hab llc,;. w"nl in front to mrrt him, lwins;: mo:-~1 humble and "'ubmi11sint. '!'hey t•nffenvoured to mct•t l1i3 Wi!ohrio! n .. niHC'h a~ thf"y enold~ !'o'aying tlll'y we-rt• rcndy to do oil in thrir powrr (or him. 'l'hrn ~It·rrza Hmh•t·n-ooz·Z'nmn.n \\·ns marrj,~cl to tlw innc:wt·nt dnug-hlcr of \It·t•r Zoonoon. On I hi~ account he wmt hnppyt p1tl'I!'Oins;: hiN time ru.;re(!ahly, uotl gr•·ftt fri1•1uhhip !rprung up bt•h\'ccn him and 1\lt·t.·r Zoonoon nnd bie fOns. At that limu Ameer Slt.UUt Ali Tighnec, who wn• the privnto tuiDr uf ~lcena Budeen-ooz­Zurnnn, fell un•ler au"'pitioo, n.nd '\\"D.~ impri!Wnecl. lt wat. in tbi~ 11;ny :-One day ~f<cr Zoonoon went to onake thu <"ireuit of a cerltUn lomb nt D.1w·or, when a ~lavt+, corning in front of him, a@. i{ with a petition. otruek him with a knife. The attendant• immedi~tcly rut him t<> pieces, a• they knew that be bad done this nt the in•ti1!Qtion of :-<haikb Ali, ,.·hom l\lorr ZODnoon and his """" iotcn<letlto kill; but hu dcd to Jlleena Radeen-ooz-Zam:tn. "·ho•c ltoo"" wus ourronnded by tb~ l'rghoon•·•yuh•. u•king (or him to be ~n·n up tu them. The ~leerz:t tolol them to der:ut, 11:1ying h~ would •~nd him lu them; hut tlwy \mold not agree to this. At l~ngth, hn,·in;:: :.worn great ouths tho.t they would not kill him, lw delivered him np to them.

l\feur Zoonoon \\'rut oguiu "'athdicd with -'lct•rz:L BnUt•cn~Ot1z .. zumnn, doing him ocrvic•• a• before. Sbaildt Ali Tlglut<•t~ r.-tunlnt•d •·unlined for t1 long limn in the fort of Gunnsero: he w,u llwn liUt:rall•d, and told to go ,.·her~ he plt,.,...d. Ue went to l'ultcn Iloo•aw, wltcr<' he got tervire. ln the tlnys wh{'o ~rf'~rz.a Budeen-ooz .. Zam:m was at Do.wnr, he bt-ard oC hi• oon ,\lllbomed )fomin having been killed.

A X uta.ATIYJ: or TltE l•.P•I.o;O~llt:...'fT ... ~D Ku.w"'o ot• ~l.uJoMr..D Mo.1u~ .\lu:au, Tnl: :-,:.,,.or )(o:az.. II oca,.-ooz-Zcxu.

Jl[abomcd .\lomin wns a prince of ""grc;~l bc:mty n• the •no. At tbr tommenc~mrnt of hi• mnnhood, lbc yoan1; tree of his ltfe fell b•· the obarp brcrze of tl••lllh. Tbi• i.• an abstr-~rl o( tbo •tAit·mrnt. •

\Yiwn, b<·ing di•plt=ed with hi~ falbor Hnl~'ln II••Jo~n. ~frena Bud .. t•n·ooz .. znmno lurned the ..,bridle of hil'l inttntionfl toward:f; Kan•hlmr, Mohomcd :'llom"tn • .\(cerza wus nl •'-t<·rnbad. On bi• l"alhcr dcpnrling ·Cor Kantluha.r, he •col word h> hi• •nn, thnl he hwl better nrcornpttny him. The prince ropli<•J thnt "it io not propcrin yon to Qlro )'OUr fnco from the house of" tb" l'ultanut, Untl lo go Lencnlb ... .We o( eet'TIUlu." llnring th;,., Rudern-ooz.zumtlll greatly

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the field on lrit marching throne. At the tirnc of the thining forth of the tun of the Sultan, the sepoy' or Bud•cn-oo•-Zomao, llA the >Iars ••t, eo they turoed their faces in flight. Bndccn-ooz-Zuman went iu the di...,ctlon of Gore, Shah Beg towanh Dawur.

The king, having conquered, wru; happy, and turning his face toward• llerat, he gave prai•e to God.

This occurred in Shahan 903 (•- o. 1497).

A:( Accot:sT or Tu& PF.ACR·l.IAI.J:to D£TWt;Etf :)ut.TAN' liOOttAJI" A-ND Bunct:.x.ooz.ZuMA.:oi.

'Vhcn Bndc~n-ooz-Zuman left Ko.ndu.hur whh 1-:!hnh Br•g to go to Alung Mnthc,·n, l\Icer Zoonoon wa• in tho Gow country. On thii uccount lludeen·ooz-Zummn, not ha.,·ing effected llis witthc.s against the king'• troops, turocd the bridle of hi• hor>~ In that direellon, when, Zoonoon goiDK in front to meet him, gave thanks h> God that lu, bad nrrivcd a.lh·u. 1'o take re-r-cogc for thb calamity, he !lent mr.n to collect the troops at Kandahar, Dawur, nod Gore. In a ohurt tilll<', a large force of lbu Urghoon tribe of the Huurah5, tbe Tukdnrees, lbc Knbebag., &:c bad u,emblcd nuder the ohndow of the standards of Budecn-ooz-Znman and Zoonoon, and t~ey were fully prepared for war. \\'htn thi• nows reached the king, in the opinion thut he would aguin twi•t tho caro of Bndeen-ooz-Zumon, he left Alung ~~u~heen, going toward• Ucrat. Attbnt time Shaikh Julnl-oo.l-dcen, .\boo Sunecd Pooronce, and Moulnna 1\lnhomcd Suorkh, ctunc to the king from Bttdccn-ooz-Zuman ond Zoonoon, to make tho Btrong root• or pence. The kiD!( wn• outwardly not wllliog to make pcucc, but inwardly be placed the hup1•ine•• of his ..,n before hi• mind.

The explanation of Ibis nb.tract iB this :-One or two days prior to the lorrncr l>Clttle, thh cxcellcru king ho.d oent :->h:Ukh·<>oi-J.Iam, Sllil­ood-deen, Ahmed 'fuftnzanee, Shaikh J ulal-ood-dccn, A boo Sunced Poor.onee, and !:'yud Ghny..,;-oo<l.dceo )lnbmncd :<ndur, 10\\"ard•

Gurmscrc, to give advice to Budeen-ooz-Zumo.n, a.nd lo bring him fr<>m the Junglo of enmity tu the road of pcaee. \\·hen thcs" three nrrh·ed nc:u Furat, thty heard th:>t Bndeen-ouz-Znman wu coming q1n<kly with a force ngain>l bi• father'> bead; th•n Shaikh Julnl-ood-deen and Syud Ghuyll!l-<>od-deen had an interview with Budcen-ooz-Zuman and !\leer Zoo noon, when Shaikh J nlal-<>11<1-dcen •P<•kc on the •object of renee to tho prince, who replied, thnt if the king in hi• kiorlne" would - . givo him aulliciont coanwr for the aah>i•tcncc o( him,.•lf and his followor., he WOUld follow • the road of obcdirnco IO his ord~J"1', nod place tho anddlu of tubmi<>ioa npon bl• •lrould~rs ; but lhnt othcrwiro he wonld uold<> so. Tho Shai!<JJ :u~d t!lu Synd, receiving their .u,mi••nl, <arne to the kiag, telling hiiQ what his son b~d said Again, after the

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battle, the><· two mtn, with Am•er Shaikh Ali Tighae~, went to Bu<lcco-ooz·Z•uruut, and ha.-ing conferred with him on the matter o(

J><.'8cr, th~y relurntd to the king, representing to him that llleerza Budccn-ooz.Zumno wi~he<l to holt!, 1\S formrrly, tho go-.mment of Seeotnn 1\ntl Tumnchcr, nnd thl\l then he woultl not again be nl romity. The kinl( did notl\grce to this, nod lellving Alung ~ln•been, h~ marched townrdo llrrat. After thi•, the people knew that the Sultan wu going to 6gbtaguln•t Budcen-ooz·Zilll1lln and Zoonoon. .At that time Ameer .Ali Sber cnmr to the king from Jlcmt, 1\nd no he mlldc his S11laam he received honour from hi• highne••• whom he urged to be pleased with Budeen-ooz·Znmnn, •peaking io f~voor of rcconcilio.tioo; whrn the Firman '"a" written, placing Ser""L~n and Furat in the hnnds of Bodecn-ooz-Zuman, nod Shaikh .\li 'l'ighacc took thi• Finnan to him at Gore, when be prt>eee<led from Onre tu Seestan. Thio occurred in the latter dt~ys of Sufur !103 (•· o. 14\17).

A1r Accouii'T or TB& R.ua1!fG or THa STA:tDUD or Du .. an:aa n Maaz.a. BL'DE£~.-.t)02·Zl".IU.ll SJU.U•Z.\D.A.R, TO TAKE HE:L\T.

When Sultan Hoo•nin Shah turned the bridle of bi5 Intention tow!lfds A•tcmbad, Butl•en-ooz·Zumnn came from Scestnu, tlnd Meer Zooooon from Da.wur, to the Snllaf of Gore: au<l Intending to at13c:k l..'bora•an, they collected the m~n of Jluzarah, tho Nukdare~ and the Kubcbngw. After comul13tion, with an innumerable host, th~ man:bed again•t Ht•rnt. All the Sohnn'• nobles' cattle that they found In the gmzing d i•trlct th~y tonk, nod pu•lwd on tow<Lrda Henu. Thill no-.n, prece<ling them, rcadwd Hernt, when Ameer :'Oizam-ood-deen, All Sber, and the otbrr nobles in tbst rrno"-ned city, fell into the ocean of ausiety: they otr•ngthcned the tow<,... and parapet•, and bringing the men of Balookat intn the fort, <Lppointed them to remain llwrc. When Bndeen­ooz-Zuman en me to tho tuwn of A<lm••rynh, :lfeer Zoonoon marched ill ad,-nuec. Some of the mrn of Bulooknt had remained at Bngbal, wllo, oeeing :\leer Zoonoon with hi• L~rg• forre, tbooe who bad the poww, from eonsideration, brought prc..,nts before him, uying they did not adn.;hlo nd•·andng any fnrther, bec11n"" Mabomed ~- Meerza hnd come from Chichuktoo, ~[uhomt•d Walee (rom Aaadpu, Mocrza Abdooln, the oon-in-law of Abdool Bayr.e !lleera, Keer Balla Ali, and the sons of Kbwaja lJbul, with Jl"lfDCro"" ud weU appointffl bodi~ of bol'$e ; that thry were -.-mbled n~N ~·r, looking for Jti• approach. Hearing thi., \f.,..r 7.oonoon retnoted • little, and WIJI!r ,.·ord of the circnm•tancc to Budeeu-ooz-Zuman, ,..ho came up and joined him Ill Baklak. Both of them were •itting in one t•nt wbaa oome from th., ouh'ant"ed pani"" came in, sayins that many men •ppean!d romlng from Bagbnt. !ll~r ZooDOOn, apoa thio. mounted with rut l'rgboons,

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and turnrd his fate to fight. Thr for~es met n•ar Ahrng .\tush<'en, when tho brnve men of etthcr >ide, drawing thdr owordo, fell upon each oth.,r, fighting in ouch ll maJlDCT that the du.r from the field o( the baule n.•ccndcd to the heaven•. Althnt time, the li~ht of tho• prcdomilllln~., o( tbe Cf'i"K'Cnt or thto \"ictorion~ ba..nnt'r o( Bndern-ooz·Znm:m ]t(eerza fell upon tho ocene of nction. The men of llcra~ l!<'cing thi<, their luLDds ~topped from their work, their heart• left their phco•,, Fifllt of oil, Abdooh ~(eerza nnd d.meer Babn. Ali lleol; nfh·r the•u MnhomecJ 1\[oosoom \(o•crzl\ and Jl(nhomed \Yn.lce Bmh•cn·uoz-Znmnn did nut nppnH'O of entering the city, and turned hi• face in tlrn din•clion of the royal rmny. Tho•e who fled from the bn.lllo mn to thu fiort, the gate~ o( whirh ttu~y ahnt, giving into the hn.nd,. of lnl!lty lnt·n tlw towL'r!O' and defences.. Budern•OO%·Zumnn nnd Znonnon, with \'ictory, relum,•d to, nod enc:tmpetl of, Along 'lu•hceo. Some dnysnfttr, thr.y went to P<><>li lllnlan. They did not wi-h to fight og-.. tnot the city of llemt; their desire wn• that tho men of that plnee •bonld ~:i•e it up to them of their own accord. On this llccoant. ,\ mecr .\li !'her spoke with ~t l<indneos, and gnvo enconral!'emen! to tbc pt"oplo of rhn town, <>rdrrin;: ltis troop• not to light. In tbi.o way f.,ny olayo went, wloen new' arrived th:\1 the king had left _.\_.1<-rub:td. and lhnt h~ wu• appll>:lching. t:'pon this, .Am~er .. \h Rher I!!Cnl many $TJCCe.!'~ive J,.th·rs tu the prince, forbid .. ding his lighting ngain•t IliA father, and rcqn•·•ting him to l··a•e Puoli Malan, nnd go to I'Ome orher place, oo thnt h" might not meet him, o.nd that tl10 fir~ c>f battle should nnt be u;;ain ignited.

'l'he prince, approving of this advice, marched from Pnnli ~Tnlan to Pooli Snlan; from tbooee he returned the bridle or hi• itll•·ntioo to go to Ab .\foorghan.

A~ AccoU!IT or BI"D£&~·oox-Zt."lUN l\fEI:JlZA OBT.tt~l~o Tn:c ~r-J.TA~rr or .B.lLI:U, 4~D or l'.M.E Ben-ax op ~l&E:rl zou~oo!'( AJIID ~ ....... BLG TO

KA'D.lfiAR.

"ncn Budccno(l()z·ZnmaD, leatinr: the 1'iciniry of He rut. went to A b J\foorgh.'UI, mtu~y of the men or Badr:hees and Chi<huktoo wrnt btoncarb the ehn•low of hi• etandanl, o.nd :'bah Be~. cunung from Kandahar, joined him. In •hort, ll very large force Wil!l rollccted. 1'l;e prince ~ent l!Omemnn to Purindah Beg Buk•hcc,lb• Go•·ernorof \£nn1, desiring him to nacuntc the furl; bar h~ wonlcJ not listen to thi•. So Shah BoJr, taking tl1c Tukdnl't'e•, nnd !he Hu,z;arnh•, rnnrohNI ngnin•t it, and with ouch anna ruo~ they had, thc'j Wt:nt n~iost thi~ fort. Purinunh founht

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from morning till midday, when, his •tren1.'1h failing, Sbnh B<•g took the fort of 'J urn, an< I maklllg prisoner of the Bnk•hr~, ••nt him to the prince, wbo, £orgiYing hio fault, libemted hiln. At that time the king mived at Rata~, wbeu he heard th~ prince had a very lart~c llDd duly prepared

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-• of Tarlrbu Uld Urgboo!t.- •P oa oaelide, Uld Sbab Beg; with the Yukhh1, TaltdUlMitj ud Hu.uah1, OD the other ; uil' 1D .,_ of these Bapr Uqrhoou. Uld Sea All die eon of Me. Sal­All Uflh-. 'ft- qaiclllJeame OD the lelcl ol8CtJ011 i tbu JbD.l­H-a beeatDe eunvunded. In thlo conditloD the Ileana foapt 10r - 110art vben, -Iring a opear wound Crom Meer Pull ~~ .. lamed die bridle of llight toward• Herot, ud Meer ZooMoa fort.cl ,..wit of blm. Al\er tbi• YiclorJ, Meer Zoonoon went to Stoeotan, ucl met hlo brother Meer Sullall AU. In ll09 (A. n.l603) be returned to K•d•he•.

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After lhlo, a1 1bt' commencement uf 910 (A. o. 13CN), HDUIII.z.heer· ooo-Snhnnul Wnlkhil3fUI \\lahomed &bur Badohab, nlnnaing from Samarkand, look the JUDd lo Kabool, and puoing ~ery quickly o~u tbe intervening •pace, be obed honour around 1hi1 city, fonnnale byllae oacredncb of hio "blessed feel." 1\laltomed l\lokecm, DOl bariag atrenglh to go oul lo fight lhe army of lllahomcd Bahur Badoba.h, oat down in lhe fort. After .Kabool had been ounoundod oomc time, lho men of Oolooo and Eemag were inclined to make their Salaam lo tho vlctorioue Bahnr, and the men of the city were aloo weU wiobcn to lho king. Mo.homed Mokecm, being uonblc tu remain, wrolc to him for quancr, reqnealing leo.•·u to come lo biro to deliver up the keyo of lhe fort. Huzrul Badshnh Mahomcd Bnhadoor cono~nted to thi•, and bo tonk oalh thai when Mokecm opened lho gatea be would •how him ncb kindn< .. us he might meriL

Then Mahomcd lllokeem, being an '"speclanl of lbe kindaeM o( lhe king, eamc forth from Kabool, and found lbe Yirtne of kiMing lloe IDJal c:arpel; and he made ani table offerings lo lhc kins.

lluaral Babclr, agreeably to his promite, ehowered npoll blm IDJal kindiU! ... and then pve bim le&YO IO go to hi1 eonnlry,

A" Attoon or Tnll !lhaTYRDOM or 1\lua Zoo!\"oo• U IIGnoo•. Th~ moon of the month l\loburrum 913 (•. D. 1507) had appeared, when

J\lnhomcd Khan Shoibaoee Oozbnt, with force• on I of number, like ante or locuot•, cro••ing the Goorg, turned bil iolcntioa lowanlo taking R:bora· on. AI thio I he royal family of Sol teD Hoooaln Meeru became JNIUl1 alannecl. Budeen-ooz-Zomo.n eeot a courier to l.\feer Zoooooo, abcnrill8 the ciroom•lance to him. i\leer Zoonooo eonouhed wilb lhaee of his family wbu w•re neu him, all o( whom bGd different opiuiou. AI length, Zoonooo aaid : u II is neee-ry thai 1 ebonld go, for my IDDD•

baud d0C11 aol glvo me lcnc to •il qniel I do aol upecl lbal I aball return, beeanee the :mny of lbe Oozbub ie Yery formidabl., a.ad IIIDIICo and it appean thai 1be rule of lhe family of Sol laD Uooeaia -ira face toward• declination." Ia obon, llleer Zooaoon, l&kiag widlllim lhe tnoope of Urgboon, departed lo JOin BndeeD-ooa-ZnJD¥. Be bad only sane rwo or lh""' march.,_ when he nftiYed the - tllal hie daushler Cboebnk Besom bad gi••• ber life lo God u Rem. Ahbongll clnply di.Atreeeed al 1bio, be opened the loagoe of tbaab to God, lhu on lhe apptOaob of lheee wnbleiome tim•• be Md become free from aalliely on that aide. .. • ., •

At that IIIIUI be eenl a messenger to ShDh Des, lclli~>g him to proeeed to the ..,., o( goverDJDCal, Uernl, taking with him the loaoc:ent lDd ies of the family, lo giYe lo tboee lhei,r food, and to remoYe lhrir gazmenla of alllictioa; addiq that altft tllb be wu 10 nt11111 quickly 10 Kandahar.

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llo ordero<l ~t .. lonnwd lltokcern to hold Dnwnr, Am•er Rultnn Ali lo tJtoy io !-:lt•t•~tt ln, nnd Arnccr Jnnfur Urs1mon, Abdool Ali 'fnrL.hon, nnd othef", to remain at Knn<lalwr. lie impre•""d upon all the•e to plar.e great care nnd \\'lllchfuln••u before tlwir mind~, nnd DOl to be a.rcl•••· Mccr Zoonoon then quickly marching on, joined Rudc•·n·<><>•· Zumnn, \Vh~ hand he had the hononT to ki••· All the princes und nobles took «mncil with Zoonoon; hut they Wl'fc nwarc tb•ll th~ dcli­bcnuioos uf mon could not be o •hi<·ld to tbc arrow of tho futr. uf Ood, when it •boul<l he the dc•irc of the perpetu:ll ~la•tcr of the corlb that the l;.ingdom of Khora.<an •houl<l go into the hands of .'lbhomt<l Kbno Shaibnnec. un<l that the end of the reign of the fomily of Sultan lloo•ain ohould 11rriYc ; that there would be no avail in auembling the troup• of the cities, and thot there wu no 11d~aotnge in 11•kiog the aid of the dclibemtiono of the noble~. At thnt time the "'I"'Y• of the Oozbuko and !llawuranuohnr, had P"""d tim wntrr< of Umw••cyuh, when tht' priaeea tlDd nob!~ of 1\hom.,tn fell into the tea of care, and a,.,""io eornmen«d eontultin.g with each other. Meer Zoonoont frorn bi5 naturuJ ,-n.Jour, thought it be•l to right; Amc••r ~lnhomed Burnmlug Borin~ dr~med it be•t that thrv Hhould remuin in the fort nt IIt•l'\11. Before the mind• of all "·ere uniied uplln one of tbc~c two opinion!', one morning, tlw *'ign~ of the do•• nppmach of the army of .\lahomcd Khan beeamc a• npparent u the mi•fortunee of heawo. and the royal troops or:llabomcd !\han, the Bumngo"' and the Jowangur>, all prepared, came upon tho field of battle.

The prince•, turning tbrir attention to dmwing nt> their ll'oop•. fnrmed thrm in a line upon tho plot·c• for li~?hting. On both 'ide• the clamour of tbe bmvc, tho bearing ~ug:uah•, nod tbe ohouto or tbe horsc-mt•n, rHcbed abo\"e the plaoet in the oeventh bea•c-n. llteer Zoooooo, with the tige"' of the jun11le oC battlt', fell upon the enemT, and b,· tbe etriking of thr owurdo of the de>ign of the crocodile, o~mbers ,;{ the rnomy wbo trod the pBlh of \Uiour were thrown into the wntors of mortality. In thi• mRDner he 8<1Veml tim••• fell upon them. But the r..., •• ~ of the Oozbnk• wer<• double thoee of Khonuttn; lbrv followed eacl! other like the wave• of tho occnn: therefore the two c-~nld tot be woo in 6ght. In obort. the prine•• ln>t o.Jl heart in lighting \\itb them, and they tornrd the bridles of their intention towards the jungl•·• of Right; an<l all thr bodic• of tlu•ir tt;,oop•. with grcot di•por•ion, fled loward• Khonuan. Zoonoon lito•! hi~ foot "n the haulo-lield, uonultcd tbe enemy olt' the Tillbl M.J.lo~t ;'(rom the atrok"" of w &word tbe doat oo the plain 'of battle b:td become red from tho blood of the brue.t eltlle ea .. my . He behaved with the greattot con...ge, till at length the 0 ' b, oomiag oa all •ideo of tbaJ, noble ruler oo the 6eld of battlr, lletiiiMiW~s -y WOUDdo, (eU from his bone. Tbe enemy witbcd to

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take him mlivr•, In C<>ovcy him 10 :'>fmhnm~d 1\han, hu1 l\lt'er 7.ooaoon did oul giv., hi• bocly "I' lo inaetivily, but rcmalno~l figllliag ualil he di~d.

Ax .\cco•·~r or &OK£ or TlJF. Cracni ... TA:CCr.s np ~11Aif Ur..a, A,.-n ~IAROXKD

!\lo,;.u:.'l, Uaouoo:'\~.

,\flt•r lhc <lealb or ~leer Zoooooo, lh~se IWO ~rn1h111 nnil•d Ill

Kruulnlusr, pr:tfuraoiog pro)M'rJy all 1he (c•mL"' o( lam••ntntion. At thi,., """''rnhly \lnhn~nr·d Mnkeem, wilh all tlu: j>irdart 11nd lronJ,., agn:rd to a•·co·pl Shnh Ht·g fur I he Sirdarce. Oo lhnl dny, in I he nfh'ro<>Oo, Shah Ht•g urcl..rt•d tht• Nobnl!* o.od 'Nugu .. rnhs to be beaten ll~ (nrrnt'rly, uod Juo (:outirrnl!d in tlwit t-~ituotion!l all who hrld offic•,, untl•·r ;\{t'cr Zounoon. lie clid nut uppo:t.P uny, therefore aU were IHtfiJ1Y to rt•rnuin in bi~ ~nir:c. ~huh Br~ had ghrrn the ornamenl~ofknowl,c.lgt, BO•I rt·~llc•d

IO lh<' ro.umno·nccmcnl or hi• mnnbood. llr. fonncln gl"'lll •hare uf

"i!l•lurn, al\\'ll)""" tl!'...auciating with mr:n of k:unlng. \\"'htn :\fnhomr.J 1\b:tn had lnkc•n 1\hor:u:m, ho• went to Forni. l'rom theocr, prol""'ing lo lllke 1\andahnr, he larned 1he bridle orhb inlenlioa 1h1at woy. Wbea br n:mclwcl Unrmse~. ;o;hab Bt•g and ~lubomed ;\lukcrm oeol am­b:u•,•ador.o to him, oayiog they would obey hi• ordeno; thl' oertpoo and C4•inage wno nltf"retl to the name of ~fabolllctl 1\han Shniba.nee ; and thr•y prupo~rtl ffl•ehing Lht' honour of rnnkiog dwir ~l:unn to him.

\luhonwt1 Khan, bt~in!{ p1ea. .. ed with tbt·rn, returnetl to 1\hora·-a.n, "'4'Hding lhr•·t• lun!Oor"' a huntb.omc k:bilnt, and u h~nt, in cluugo uf Abuol Harlt·l' auct 1\hwa.jn. 'rnimoor 'rn. ... h. Sh:th H•·s.r lll'uring l•f the ttpprwch of th'''4', thnu~ht, hy 1\\'0 C'Omiog, thnl it WoUld bto rnr twn mnlh'fl': t-ither that th••y w••m to makt! a treaty, or el!lC tlu•l rhry wi .. hcd tu ~e the ,-.Xh'UI uf llu• t"ity nntl hi .. troopfl. ..\t that tinu• IH l't'UI men in an clirrrtions tu c•ollt ct hi~ pcuplc, and takin~:ttnnny hll'Ot hu u·rnt f1Jrth in (runt to mrrt tttem. llc n•mnin('d with thran thn-n tin),. out,.idt- thf" city, nncl bnving plea.M~ th.-•m, £!8\"t: ahrm their lr.aY•··

!luring 913 (A. D. J:iiJ7j, \l:thorord Babur llao.hhab, ral•ing na high the •lllndnrd or depcuiUn! lo lake 1\aodabar ~and n .. wur, left Kaboollllld (:huzno.'C wilh IIUUIY victorioM troop•. ~hoh Bog and l\labo""'o.l Moke.:m wcnl oul 10 meet, a.od foughl wilh him OD II lield or bAILie. Aflcr many mc•n h:ul bt-.ca ,Jain, the biTC'Xe or .-iclory •lnlrk rhe ~a.Uel• of lh• baonrr• n( M11bom"<< Bubar, nod !<bah Beg and ho• brolhcr Aed. Alllloe roanlrie• or 1\ond~ahnraod Dau ur <'IUIIC inl<> lion h:~nd• of Babor, who look all th•• ll'l'll•llro which Zoonoun had rolleclc•l witb "" murb labour, clivicling it amnng"l bi.',o!di ... y. Appoinlio1g hi• brolhu Rull>n NaW-.. ><>o.l-<l,cn 1\l""""' G<>vcrnor or 1\an•flhar, hr. him..,·II r•lmlllrd It> 1\nlooul, laking with him l\111h Bc•gum, rhn clnughwr ol Mnh<>mcd l\lnk••rm. Som<' monll'l' art.r I hi•, 8hnh Reg nn•l hi• brother, wilh II num~rouo force, full or bm•ery, ""me upon 1\nncl:thor, frreing

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thnt conntn· from :1/a,ir-oc><l·tlcen, who rt•trt·ltt~tl to 1\obool. Shnh Beg nod llnhotncd Mo~ro·rn turned their h<'Ort• hl pulling to right• the :lmu>gcm~nt• or lh~ eonntry.

Atthnt lime the angd of <Ieath ramo DJ'OD Mahomed !\fokeem, who l""""d from thi• to that worl•l. A ftcr\VIIr<ls 1\fnhomed Bobnr marrit•tl Mah B<•gum to Ka.•im K .. kuh. ngr••cably to thr rules 110d form• of l\lahomcd. After a "J':lCC of tiror, oht• bore n d~tughtcr, to ,.-hom was given the nome of Xabccd.Begwn. Kasim 1\okub WllS afterwurds killed, 6ghting ngaio•t tht• Ooxboke.

A'N Acc:-ot ,.T OF SnAil BJ::o courr. TOTAKK ScF.n.&t-!, AND en· TilE Fe.Jou-r or TB& DKI'<'UIURTs or PK~a \YcLLJ& Jluao .....

When Shah Beg enm~ to Shawn I from 1\'llldahar (Knandhar), Mrer Fuil Kookooltn•b nod Alxlool Ali 'furkhrut went to meet him, laking and •howing to him for ""rvict· many tribes uf thr. neighhoarhootl, to the 8irdnro of which :-ohnh lkg ~,·c cncuur:u:t·rn<'nt, nod tbry beeame UP"ctnnL• of hi• kioJncn; but thr. I nbc• were nfruid of the anny, not knowing where it wo• going. At length, they di•eovered it "'"n• going agaio•t Seebec, and by d"gree> thi• new• ""'ehvtl the de~cendant• of Suhan Pc~r Wnllc<', whc> go•·crned in tholl country, ll)>OD whid1 they ""Dt110mc of thoit conlirlt·ntiul men with pre,... nil< h> Shah Beg, n••uring him that they were hi! mo .. t :;.iol'cre wcll·\\i ... ht'r!t. Aflcr NJmf'! time th,·y Wet<' allowed to return, Shah Jlcg remaining at Shawnl, t<> make IUTilllgPment•. H" •r,..n•l thf' eaq>ct of coosnhntion before hi• nobles, all of whorn wrre of opini•>n that it wn• best to t.!" ugnin•t Sccbt•t•; nntl Shah Bog thought ""ton, bccansr iu the ycnr !II.'; (·•· 1>. 1;)119), Shah hmael bad taken Kbomo:lll, and !'nltun Babor \\'lU at Kabool, and betweeo lhcec the door of warfare wao eon•taally open; and if ta thi­m-o.ion Kandahar should pas• from their hand•, where abonld they go to? So Shah Beg sent n body of trOOJ>• from :Shuwultoward• Scobee, and followiag lb.,..,, he by oneec..,ive marebeJO nrrlwd there, and took the fort. or the men who were in it, IIOlltC made their Salaam, other.o, who had hoW~<"!~ there, Red to Futcbpoor. After thl., Shah Beg JeDl

llleer Forced Urghooa and othero to 1\antlahnr; he himeelf went towarcl• 1-'uteh)>OOr, 50 koo from S.•.,bcr, in tbo direction of Sind, now deaerted, but the fort nn•l house• Mlll rr•main. \\'hen the deoccndants of Peer Wallee heard of thi"> lhey pth11Deed to give him battle wit .. 1,000 bol'M! and IWO or three tbollOBDd IDI!n of the DowJol@hllL'l!., the Burgudace~, •the Koozj1a.-., 1bc~ Noorghaeeo, Jlelooch"""• and other eute$. In the bAttle, Shah B~g wao Ytctorion•. Som'' uf the coomy were ~ tbe rcol Red to Sind. l:lbah Beg, nfl,•r making the needful .....,._ 7 ( 7 , Ntarned to Seebte, where boo "'"Y"d 110me time, givi.Dg orders to -.... ,..._ ud to make prdeu. lie builtlUIOtber fort, plaeias ia it

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her in<<> 1hc hoo>c tlc ;:a•·c hlll'•c• and 1\lnl.•ts to tho-e \\'ho all~n•lc.J h-., making th..,m nil b&J'PY. Ouc year aCI<r <he death of Ka•im 1\oknb, ~(all Begum wa..• W!U'ricd to :,ihah Hoo•ain.

Ax Accot::'I:T or t'Oll& or TUG CtRlT~trrA!"~E:!C ov f-'1u.n Bt:G.

'Then Sb!lh hml1d in 917 (•· D. 1511), took Kboro.••n. the ot:ar of bi, sovereignty •honu furth brightly. lie killt•d .\lnbomrcll\hiUl l"haibnncc Oozbuk, nft~r ·which ht! nllaincd gtl'Bt :;tn~nq-th. 'l1hmu• who '\-·crt• nc.•nr, and tho""u who were• fnr nm1yt when th""Y hrurd of hi .. army. ttu·y ull fe&rt!d. .\t that time l>enni·b Khan, coming tot\-ards l'nmt and l"ee•tan, rai~ tho ~tandnnl or his nnd10rity on high. Shnf1 lkg, on h1•nring this, was altnmcd, nnd took cuun~el with hi'll frit·ncl .. , ~taying: ~+I am fallen between two kin~ !JllCh a.s fire anrl WBter: nn one ll!lide i" ~h:th l•mael, on the otiiO'r Rabnr Sh:1h.'' IIi- frien•l• io their 1\'i.dom .enled that he ohoald go to Shllh l•macl, through tho: io<roduction of lkrmi•l• Kb:10; nnclthat it""" neceo•ary to mnke friends with Habur Batl•hah. 6o ho .1wnt Kazee ..:\buol Roo~1lin with mnny prescntff ru 1\.abtxJI, dt•clrrr­ing thai he ww• tl•c very ~eat friend of the king, nntl he him•elf, thron~h Dermi~h Khau. went ta :,;huh lorn.'lcl, who wa• H·ry kind lo him, f'lCCU.•ing him from bowing hi• head, and ordering him tu maktl hi• Snlanm in the mannt·r uf Chngllliyub, bending the kn•·c•.

Shah Bt~g n·nt.1int:rl in o.ueatlance a lflOt:' timt·. the kin~ prnmi!linq thilt lw •hoahJ havo k"A\'C IO dep:u1 on tbr fir< I d:1y of oprin<r. Jl~rmi•h Khan WIU ~COl lo lhu fon of l·:khtiyar-oo.J-clren, when the n.,u.•rer­turned the temper t>f the king from Shnh Ht•g by t·vll word.. .\• tlw .. priD't drew neu.rt on the plt·::t of some• pre-tended lm!'!ine--.. ~, ("lrnarl withdrew his face from Shnb Beg, and coutinetl him in the fort of ;(ufur. His anc:ndut..'~ IJcing bclple~-'. some r~rnQ.i:ned aeert"tly there. otbrnJo went to Kandahnr. \Vhcn Shah Tomnel Wt'OI II> remain at ftru(, M•·hllll

Soonbool, n. zsla\·o of Sh:sh Bcit'tc, wen_t to Zufttr, ~etting op a "'"·cclmr.al •hop uu<lcmealb "''here hi!! m:uter wa.s con6aed. 'l'br.,ogh hi• •wctt· mea.lll he bee:unc acquainted with all lbe prisoner.<, ud oomrtime» be •~nturecl inaidr, w·hcn by oign• he undcrotood what Shnh B~g wanh•d, 1\nd it WB'l anb.ullcd between tlll'm, thnt tw<·h·e ofbis lrt<•ty men iiboui.J rom~. and tnl.ing him Cram thrncr, coa••Y him to Kandnhar. !llcbtnr Soonbool told these men ta come, an•l then be cooked ...,me ~wccl· meat. with \\"hicb h•• mi~ed intoxicados thing•, whirh he gnve according to cwotorn 10 the tloor·kcopcn, who,. ruler eutiug it, loo•ened the bricJI., of alcrtnCll.• fro.;:. their hand•:'" .fflcr thi•. the twdve men carne to the •lam'• ohop, and be, taking twu of them, weutto the towtr ,.-brrc :<bah 'Beg wu hpt, an<l with a rot>o they lowrrcd him down; bot the n>(l<' being whorl, he let ~ro, and fell to 1hr E'arth, wh•·n, on a<connt of"'" iron>~ on bia lep, be fell on his face in,tead of on his r,..,l, brellk.ing one of

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ht• lt•<'lh. lie tbo·n mounted a hoi"'~, 11n•l after rnnrchtng all that nt~ht a.ncl the nr.J.t dn.y, hu by l"'mc rnean~ got a.nothrr bor!le. In thilil m."l.Dner hn arrived where there was no fenr.. 'J'be kcl"P"h or the pri:!an, on &.'uming to then acnsc·,.., mndc ~~ !"carC'b. but not IM.:snr; :ucec:ssfuL with great vcx:\lion they returned back ngnin.

A~ .\ccot-:"fr ov ~IAHOll~b B.uwa BAD!IIUII o<Ul\O .&0.\15!111' 1\.,~uAnAR.

\\"lwn Unhur Uud;hnh hcnrd of thll impri .. •nmo·nt nf ~lmh Bo·J!, he tlt·h·rmin•·•l 10 1:1ko hnndnhar; btu from muny impc.•tlimt·u'" wltich cx.i~letl iu tlw din·ution of the towns of 1\lnwtnuh, 1 'uur, nrul BnJnk~ho.n. ht- l'tHJicl nut bring rurtlt that which wa' on hi" llr•·nM. Uut wht~n ht~ hnd put hi" hrnrt at cn"~e -with re~p~ct to tho!'t'1 with a ,.,.,). Jargc force,. he mi~etl un high tht• -tnndnrd uf man·h a~in•l Knnol.thur. l"'hnh Jkg t·oll•·ch·•J in the Curt l.lll the necr: ..... :uy nrli(•lt:s u( •ul»-it~lf•nct• that he conlol lind, and making up hi-> mind to hold and light th" ~ity, he rcpaire•l aht• tow .. ·~ and defence~ pla.dn:: men o( tru~t o\"t"l cb~. Ht• ocnt epic; into the roynl anny, to diocovcr and let him know d·tily (~h oewl' u to thdr condition, .. trcnl!"th, &;e. .lYbt'D th··~· nrrit"cd then", und "-.._"_. tb~ nrmy. they ~t!Dl word that the ldo~, u·ith a larg"' fo~c, nnd gre.nt munition' of \11'1\f, had turned hh~ f:1~ tha.t \\Ry. !-tbnh ~' 1\"ith tlltJth \·nlonr, declared it a.~ hh opinion that lbey ongl•t h' go ont fn

fight no the plllin; and be eon,ali<-d with l•i• fri~nol• on thi•, nil nfwhout dn•i,lt·cJ 1hut it was nt·cc~s.ory (or tht.·m clUCco h• 1ry thl"ir Mrcn~Ha on tbt~ bnulc·lichl, where, if God •bowed thr Cnn· or 'i<~ury In the luowg· gl.u!! or thl"ir dcoin·, il would be a• tb<·y wl•lwd; if nut, thry could rcHtrn tu the fort nnd fi~ht lhrre. But,. n~ Bubur IJ:.ul:!lhnh drew near, hn bcclunc lntJi,.pcJ:t('cJ. :ot-0 mach w lhnt lli~ I!I•.•J)C.l)'~· hcttrHii 1("(1 their pl.trc.", nnd their hand~ lt:t go 1hcir work. Shah lf~g, hl'"nring of thi.,, lt.'Dl a \'nJuabft~ l>ft."SCOI to tht: king by ini1Ul·ntial JOeft vr tbc. \'ity, ln.yiug the foundation of pea~c b..tw.cn thew. llabur •~nt n bo'"e nod" h:bibt to him, nod th~n, turning hi. face. be look hi• arn•J back to 1\abool.

l"'bltlo lkg .,..ent to lSeebee, remaining in that "f!untry t!Ome timr, telling hi11 nobles thnl .. &baT Bad•hnb h:ul come thho time to """ the almd to 1\aod:ahar: it i• probable that l:e "·ill "¥"'n noJ.., oo high the bnoot•r of nuudo agninot it next year; for until be ha.o turn.,.! me nut of tny j'ht~e, be wilt not fino) rcpo,.,." To roofirm thlo, he lldvan~c.t ttro pn>a(•. one o( "·hich wn.., that..." .\Inhumed l\lokrem having done th:lt whi<'lt Ito ought n<~t to b"ve donr, that thorn moklcd In hi• (llahlir'o) brnrl. On this nrconnl be took 'a"'"Y ~lnkcem'" dtLughtrr: he al110 thinko thnt if h" due • nul tn~c 1\nndnhar, the I ~rghoono(Ciocl forbid!) may aJI:llin <lo "" 1\loke.,n did. The other prno( i., lhDt the ~ong hM ronny prln<'eo, who hmn: nnttl,..llgtb h light tho 0o%bub nnd Ku•nlba-hee~. but th<y are olovng enough h> war agai~t me. on lhi.! Dccuont, tome

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day tboy \\ill taLe Kandahar; ..., it U. necessary fur me to be nlerr. :>nd Cllfffnl on nil oideo."

In the early olny• of tbe cold >ea•on, he ocnt 1.000 ho~cmcn from Hecbcc to\\·ud• Sind. 'fh.,·e looted the villllgt's of 1\uhan nod Bo>:h· bannn in the month :'.ilkut 9'!1 (-•· D. l;'jl.'i). )lukhdoom JB.Ilfur, who wa.• one uf the well known men of lcl\fnm,:; of :o;iod, onya that he hcunl frum ,\lt.•ena l·~mJ:~ 'fnrkhant thnt in tJti" •'XJK•tlirion 1,000 cumcb belonging ho the W•·ll• of th~ gardens fell into tim hand• of that fon•e. Fnnn this tlu~ prndnc<> o.nd C':ulti¥ntiAJn of 1hnt NHinlry rnuy bt> untlcr· ~to(uf 'l'hiH fort~, .. tf:rnninl't.1 n week ln thf• \'icinity of tlm~t! plnt~CA.

During that y••ar, o~ Slmh Hog h:ul foretold, Hnlmr Uad•hnh ~nmc upon. nnd 1mrrnundml 1\:anduhar. ITt, cornmtnt·t•d digglnl{ rnin'.>~~ on acc:nnnt of a fnrninc th11t ~ea..;.on. Tbi"' :1!-icgc rtHUICd \'t•ry gr .. al dil'trC-"'~ 1o tbc cilizcn•. In •horr. peace wns made. In thr. •·arly days of the monlb Pet•r, on &C'C'OODt o( fc,·cr auackinLt" his troop!'

1 B:1bur

wa.• fMc«llu r~tnrn to Kabool. Durin~ tb~ ye .. r, :o;hah Iloos:lin, being displeued with hi• C:.thcr, l~ft Kandahar, ~in~ tn Bnbur Bad.bab. who received him with the cyc.of k.indn~-. He abycd two Y•'llnl near the kins:. during whicb P"riod Babur wus conslrultly llll)i ng that ho bad not eume (t)f ftrti•·e, but to learn the CO:-;loms of &i:ings from bitn.

Jo 9".!".! (.\. n. 1.516), before the eoUcction• of tributu in grain were madP., tho ~ti\Ddnrd of march of&bur Ba<l•hah nrrin·d u.t Kandu.luu, when he encircled it. By hi• coming nt that linll', 8huh D··g became mo~h •li•trt>'l'tl, "o be «'nl Sh:likh Ai>vu Suno·cd l'vonuu:e to make term• or l'"llCC, liJ>tlD which Khwnjn Alxlool Uzo•cn cnnw intu the city, when a trtuty WllR written, to the effect thnt in tht• fnllowing yrnr ~hnJJ Beg ohonlol deliver up the city to Bnbor Batl•lmh, who rcturnrd to

Knbool uftcr thi• wa• •cllled. Shah lkg then elrenglhencd Sb&'O:n), und he rcmnino.J thrre :>nd at

S..'t:bce. In !1:!:1 (•. D. 1317). ngre<-ably to tbr. treaty, bo ~··nl the ke~­of th.- royal pulacennd fort of Kandahar to the king, '\\'h•• mu~h approved uf Ibis eooduet. :-'hab Beg pa•scd the nut two )C:81'11 in Sbawul B.lld sc .. btt, with great dillicnlty: ooe •ea.oon hi• l!cp<•) • had not bin:; to e:.t but Cllmll.ol lln•l turnip•. At lcn~'lh, bein~ bdple..._.., be turned l1i; farr tuwurds lootiaB' Sind, o.od • t~econd timr. his lfOil(l!C r:une to lht! rort o( Macbee, onJ to thr. country of Chandooka. !Juring lhnt year. I>urya Kl111u, whu ,..,.,, called the ~•n of Jam !11indalo

1 tlw rnl~r o•!Talla, lo~ing

a lti.r!{e fon:t, o.rrived near Scctx.oe;.. .At lbi~ 11101.! Sh:th Ucg wa .. not pr••& .. nt, havin~ gont! oa or:- cxPeclition 0-~.UnM ~~-·••ft14n. '!'hero wa"' '"'"'" fighting t..rtwccu the iiiogul• (of l:h·nbc•c·) 1111<1 thn Siudre•. in which A boo ~· uhumr.J :ll~cr«a dmnk the ~lll'rbct or IIIW'lvnlom. Roz.,e n .. g. llDd tht> ft•\\' men of lbc. U•ghoon• auJ lluzur:ahe wh:. WtrC

tbera, did YCI)' s<KI<I M'nice, and the Sindcea \\'ebl buck to 'i'alla again

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In that year Jam Nindab, laking the nrtid"" ol hit btoing, 1ft'Dl fD thr world nf c\·erla•ting lifr, nod Jam l'heruz Hila bit plaee; II.Dcl tw. I hue menlloncd btofore.

During the lire-rime of Jam lliiJidab the men of Dowlnro....,., II.Dcl Noorgh~acc, eoming to Tarra, went inro hi• preoenee. Bai Beg llrghoon, with aome followers, abo eame tbere, becau~ he laul •pill blood with hio hand :to tbeoe lhe Jam auiped aquarterlo Jiye in, called Mogulwam. Meer K110im Rubkee aloo came In oecret, and ttopped oomc time in Tatta, and having made himoelf aeqnalnted wlrb all ita eireumataucco, he went bock to Shah lleg, to whom he gave lomptalion ro go and take it, nnd on what he •aid Shnh H••g prepnrod a force for that purpo..,, in the laner day• of that y~ar. lfi•h•rian• ••Y• that when be begnn to collect men at Futchpoor, greal nnmbcn joined him; that from thence ht• ~at 11 large body IUider Beg Albee Mc:ena and other Sir­dan, to Sbawal, 10 prolc:c:l his family and the fort; be left Sultan Jbbo.. med at ~bee, and placed some mea In Futebpoor and OujabU. He plaeed under Meer Fuil Kooltoollelh 40,200 bnaw _., •neUns bim Ia advanee towarda Tatta, be bimoelf fullowing.

When Shah Beg haill'd at Baghbauan, the hr:ad mea rame and paid lh<'ir reopec18 to him. It '''"" the wiob or l:lhah Beg that allrb .. pt'Ople ohould come of their own ac:cord and obey him, but tbete would aot do ou; thea be marrhed upon Tana by tha way ofGooadee,and by­oive mamb<'o he arrived ou lhe bank of lbe Xhanwalt (canal), 3 DID the north of 'f~atla, where be balled. Shah Beg remained - ¥Jill conoideriug how to c:1001 the canal, where one day a poor man,..._ coming over ou foot. He was ~~eized by lhe meaou cbokee (ft~Gi~J,11iid tbroagh iatlmidatlou be agreed 10 abow the way, end Abel-Jlah­Dowlntalaaee, I>DIIing his bo""' iJito lhe water, followed him, aDd after ba•lag .,_..,d o•rr be eame beelt apiJI, aad pw the De- ID fbab Beg. On tbe lltb Mobunum, 926 (•· D. l:SOO), lea..U.. ...p lake eare o( In• eamp, b .. himself pal his bone into the ...... W. ' ; followi"''J blm. Ia Mort, the whole .,_d .....,, ud u I jl ._ Tp. Durya JOaan, lead"''J Jua Pberozla the ""1• wutJ!Idr'IO the S,h~ with many 1110!11. Tbe baUle began betwaa ... 14C I ' 1 ...

lbry foagbl 10 sneb an UIIIDI, that II eaDIIOl be d I ·~~ t.,. die peL

AI length •iciOry came to 8bab Beg, and Jua ......_ 1llllllllfJ Ids r­ia lhe dinleltoa of ftigbt, croae4 owr lhe rhv 10 ... adler lide. Durya Khan, after being made pri.eoner, wu olaia willltbe -• of ea=-h.

Shall Beg p•e Tatta up 10 plu114'er Wl:lle IIGib Mohum-, W. troupe tbrowiaa lho du•1 of Yillaay oa the beada of lbe iubabltanlti.

Ilia 1n1e that " when a etrong lti"''J entere a to- it beeo=• dMOiate !" (Koran.) 1

Sbab Beg Hized ud -'ieee! -y ol 1M &•U .... of tbe -• ol

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rurning the o.leairc of K••~~nm~roo his brn.J, with 10,000 borsrmrn (cotn­po..,o.J of ''"' lhrce •cell! of Jhn,...ja.•, Sodallll, nnd Kungun) lurnco.l bis r~cc lo'l\-:ln!J ~inti. ~hnh Beg had loft in 'l'ana M~rr Al~k Urghoon, Suhun Mllhorneol 1kJ:: La.r, with or hr.,., to gi<~• contido•nce to Phcroz, \\'bu, bearing of rhi•, wrole a leuer to Shah Beg, "hich thry aent by a Ku•io.l. Th~ Jnm abo sent with much de•pnrch l'la-ood-o.leen tbe oon of Moobnntk Khan, onying he needed nid. \\'lll'n thi• n~ws cnrnr, Shah Beg called hie noble>, uking their ndvioe. They •uicl it wao be•ttbat he ahonld •vnd his •on Shah Hoosa.in with n good furce, and that he •boaJd ani\'11 quiold)' .PIMmllr. Oa tbt 14th

9117 udill IDctJilliall Beg

~:rae:·~~~~: ...,u. him. ... iii reached Sulah-ood.deeo, he1NIIiliili 1D·Ioilli. halfecl lhae. Jam PbeiOS le~ tbe city, aad weat Shah a-lo, briqlag him pmocata; ud haYing u iatnlni'i 111m, 8bb a-; .. wclioj to wbal lab fatbe, had told him, •llcowed -'a ldllll 111 u4 dilmlctiDil to the Jam. Thele two, collecting • _, - ulllq coald, muehed agaiut Sulah-ood.deen, and wbeo lhe7 W §""- a.rcbeto, be alao got ready, 1eadlag lab tiOD HalbDI 'IDaa, thii -·ln·law of Sultan Moozull'ar Guzeratee, Ia adY1lllce. llleerza Sbah Hooeain bad in front llfeena Eeoa Turkhu, and othen, and tho firbt oomrn<'nced. The llfogul oepoye otootly fixed tbo foot or bravery Olltbe plain of battle, elaying numbcre of the moll or Jam Sulah-ood.dooo, and Shah Hooeain, coming llp, broke Ilia army. Tbo lOll Salah-ood.dOOD reu, bearing whicb bia father, witb maa:r men, !IPOi& • r-.. or Sbalt aw.m, &p~~q ga11ut11 ; bat aa JeDglh

rua 11aea c~~oee who _,- !he li1nml ted to lltue:a:t Jha te, • --r......, _, 'nl ..._ C1qll 011

"Jk ............ wtdt 1-Pitiilail. Ia tile .....al tif'Bii'• a• s , 8IIU ... -'•r willl all

~;~:/:~=-·to •aM 1; ~an- to a.Ja lkelw, eallliJIII"llilia !\j the .... Will Sial!.--.. -- of .. ~=~,::

.... wloM, .. Wilt .. tile- of II ..... !llleciJn all of wlloaa IMt tillecl, iiaiq their ._ aacJ f'ort to • siOIIIIlfo

• Ac!!lllll .. ,~· .... Bu'• Scuovu .. ., ......... , dD OP -nox -scw'ft 8Jonnnu.

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tbt• lroops mighl h;\'<'e r~po:-oe. 'rhen~ lt:a\'Jne him there, he hiUl~lft wilb the chief SirdnN. nnd u hug<' fureo, nn•l huving tho prindpnl men uf Bughbannn with hi111, wont to ~>•·hwi•tnn. Iln•inc: '""l"'~tcd tht­rort ft.1 Sc.hwon, ht~ plncctl a 'l'hnnn IIWrC', unllcr ::;oma uf his men uf rxp<·ricne<>, directing lhat aU tho trihlllc paid in kind •bould bo rol· lccted in it. lie told the Sirdan rcm!lining then• 10 build hon!<'• for rhemselve•, diYiding auoh as were there among them. lie tbc n returned lo Baghbsnan. l'rom thence he >lrengthcned the bridle of hi• Intention h» go to Bukkur. At that time Kazee Ktuin came: he reedvcd n l:nf;t­l'"'"cnt in money from Shnh Beg. On hi~ fin<t march from Bnghbau!ln, men from Jam Plll'ro7. arrived, bringing (>elilion• from him : tl ... y plat·cd in front of Rbah Be~ offering> of a hor.r 1Uld prc.,•nt• ~nt by their mllJOtcr. Shah S.·g, giving them Khilnto and p,.,.en .. in returu, ~w them lea<'c t<> okpcut, ghing them a leiter for lhe Jam, \\'ntiog "" (o!· Iowa: "It b my intention to take the country of Gotcral. \\'ben il •hall come into my hnnd•. I will certainly lr.Me Sind in your J'O$'K'•· •ion. lU! bcforr." He then went towC>r<l• Bukkur,

A:rc Accoi::\T OF TIU: D~TitCC'TtON s•r ·rur. Ptora.c or Tnr. 'fRIBK or Daunr.JA.

\\'ben :Shnb Beg arri•ed at Cbandooh, which j, 30 ko• wcot of Bullwr, SuiL'n \labomcd Khan, tho roo of ~l«r Fazil Kookoolwb, •ent Bnba Chnchnk Ulkub to hi• f3ther, telling him all the drcumstanca of the country under him (Bnkknr). Mecr Fazil made this known to 1-lhah Beg, who gn•·o him leave to drpnrt, with 200 bonoe. So lea•lng Chnndooka, he cr-eel the rh•er oppo•ite tn it. 'l'o all tho bead mea of tlu' •illn.ges who came to bim he gave great encourngemenl, taking them with him. When he got to BhiryalO<·, l)ahan Malwmed propo•ed f!Oiag to milt' I hia fatbor, but be, bearing o( tbi..., oent word to his 1000:

"On no account put your foot outside the fort; net like a bnne maa, get into your hnn<b 11ll your enemi.,., and lmpri""n them in BllkkW'." When Sultan liiRhomcd KhllD was placed in authority o•er Bakknr, the H.xln!! (Syud•) became surety for him, Bnd Shllh Bog dirretod that the L-hic( men of the Dhan:ja.• ohould lho in the fort; btu tbe..,, from WilDt of wi.dom, bn,ke the"" orde..., and witbdtew, aad, opcni"!f the gate of Wlll', tbcy ,..;obed to annoy l\labomcd, esutillg tbrmeeh.-a to

get him oat o( tho fort. TbQ' <:n04ld paying lribalc, and 'Oo'bcn Mahomed's men w•Jit to them, thev were treated with indignity, Rnd oent back again f'ollccting many ~let1, ~y pre(l""'d n lield of hallie nrnr Loree (Rorcoe) . ,\I thnt time Sultan was t..-.,lve "yr•Brs of :>gt•, nnd being young aad huty, be wi•hed to go again•! them: but th" Sytul­forbadr tbU, aad wnuld aut r-rnlt hun to go lo 6s:ht. giving l•im ~ucourag<:ment and ronJidence The Dhmlt'J~ t'l\;ce made gre~t t'lforl5

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to"""' the water to take him, but the :wdnts, finding tlus, itooJ up to fight, manning tbo towers and ~;atewayo; but the Dhart·jn• did not agree to fight with them.

Mccr Puil arriving near Bukkur, Lnlcc ~lnhur, tho• head man of the Zemiod:1nc. "'·itb his brethren, t-ame lo pay hi~ re11pcct"' ! he rc:rti.;ed honour. 1'he head men of the Dhareja.•, being bo 11'1••,•, abo catoe in to him, to ~ncb an "xteot, that on reaching Bukkur there were forty­oeven of these with him. Sult"n ~[nhomcd received loouour by ~i.-ing his father's foot, to•llin~t him his grievnorc•, in rcvcngo· for which he preer Fazil) •lew 1\noty---·•·eo of the !Jhnreja•. \\ hen Shah Beg hearu tbt\1 !lfeer 'Fn•il hnd reached Dnkknr, be quickly •tnrted, nod halted on the plain ncar l:>ukkur. Snl~•n .\luhomc•l hod nn in~<-n·iew with hlrtt, kissing hi~ feet, 00!1 lt:Ceiving grenl kintlnL~S (n.>rn hilll. Kazee Knzin. who, prniou• to .\hhomcol corning. hnd spoken to Sb11h ~. now arrived, bringing I'Omc of tbe to\\ n't-people with him. t:;ult.o.n l\Iahornool told l;hnh Beg of tlu· coudu~l or the Dhnrejll•, on lrcKring which he turned his (:\cc toward. Kaz<·c, whu 'a.id: "'l'his country of Sind be~ome• inundated, and from the water:; many thorn, ari"": to root these oat, it is on·~ that y·ou la.ko on axe in your hand n On bearing thi•, Shub Beg ga•e orul•r• for tlr" dt·>tmction of rhe Dlmn•j~t•, and 1\fuhomed, going to tho tuwn, in thnt night b" •tntck the n~c~• of tho•c l'eople, ca•ting them out from a tower which wu l'llllt"t.i k"hoonee Burj (the bloody tower) The fullo"-iog rnornin~, lakin~ tbu Syndto with him, h<· went lo Shnh Beg, ob&n.inlng an nndiencc for them, ~peaking to him favourably uf their good will. Shnh Ul% on hcuring tbi>, nddr.,.•ed them ~indly, o•kin~ after their (ami lie•, nnd giving tlocm honour. \\'ben tbe aSJJcmbly broke up, be "~lim! :\lnhom<·d on one aide, asking him about th<'o<' Syud•. He repcatc<l wh~t bn had •aid, n<loling that o.lthough wcll-wi•he,., otill it wns not proper that 110 many of """ caJlle ohonld remain in the furl. Shah !kg hmgh-.llll thb, .:1ying he had given n good reeommend~tion for them. ITo thr.n 'ent word to the.., :<oo.lnt• by llnmn llcj::, tbnt the :'ll ognls h:lll all Lronf.!lot lhrir families with them, nnd llmt these mn>t be plnccrl in the fe>rt; that i t wu• ncr•·•~ary, thl·rrforc, that all the Synds ebonlol I(O nnol live io one or two of tho- large.•t boul.'el!, and that all the other building>~ must be giYcn up to them. The !'yuds did not ICC fit to remain in the f .. rt, making it known to :-;bah !kg tbnt, they would lellw it, to which he agreed, 11i•in~ tll\'11\ ground in Rorec to build upon.

Th" Hyudo aro inhnbila.llt- thcrc to thi• very day. After thi., tib.U. !kg ,.·ent Into rbe fori, and "-a• pi~ on oct!iog it.

He dLitributrd the honse• am<>ng•t hi• chief• and ..,lolicr.o. Hr thon -d nut th• fort, and di•·iding ~it into ""Pnmtc pnrt•, be o.llnued theoe OYer lo his noble•, that tbry might rnch build from hand to hand

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.\leer Fnzil, 11<-camc very sorrowful: in thi• aiRictic>n l1o bcenme ,,,,.are that .\leer l-'oxil had heanl-N Oh my quiet pcopl.-, rctwn to your God with pl..n•ore !~{Koran); and that be bud joined the people of Pnradi<e. Shah l:l<.·g and Shah lloo!llin, on this account, becnmc much dejected; 8Dd thn.t night Sullnn .\[ahomed Khan, and nil thr. n•·nr relative• of 1\fccr Fazil, hnd leave ghcm to them, and thl'le, in the l1npc of finding him alive, went with b..,.•at haste, nniving nt Bukknr the• next morning, when tht•y found that be had left tbis world, -o, putting on tho winding­•hect, they ph1r.•d him in bU. grave. On the third th•y, ~bnh Beg came with ha•to, performing nlltbc cu•toms of mourning, Inking olf the clothcll of niRiction from the members of the family, tonyiog: "'I' he dcnth of 1\[cer Fazil ahoWll me the road to denth, J shall follow him!" 'I' be people of tbe-mbly, hearing this, begged for mrrcy, oayiog-" May yon live!" He went from thence to the Harem, to the uttendlllll!l of "·bicb he Rid the IOIUilc. The.., exclaimed "" the othel'l! had done, qying-" What word• ar<! you bringin~t upon yotu toogne ?'' In ohorl, Shah Beg, with Shah lloooain, and all tbe .Ameer.!, having done •·•erything th3t \\'11.~ neee.•o:uy, marched .,..,.y, and poni<bing th05C ou either bank who were tronbleliOme, he act his he ... at ea.~, and by the wny ofl'attn he went to taitft Gnzenat. By oucce .. ive marche• he arrived at Akhnm, from whence, eending to call Jwn Pberoz, he remained th<re 100me time.

Atw AccovNT or 'fn£ DEPARTURE o.F StLUt B~:a rAO)I Tills \VoaLo, 1:1 wntcu TUER£ 1:! TRO~Ut.&.

Tho decree-" Upon every one death will rome!" (Komn) is !'P· pwaehlnl( all; and the tlccrec-" All that br~nthc are the drinkers of the olacrhet of death!" (Koran) is coming down on each.

W hen Shah Beg bad tel bio mind at enae with h!opect to the all'airs of Bnkklll' and Sehwiotan, be propoeed to take Onzerat. After leaving Bukknr, the news reached him that Babor Badsbab bad arrived at BhH-rnh, ud ICbooobab, and that be intended lO take Hindoootan. Shah lkg, <•n bearing tbLc, Rid to rboee at tbe u..~mbly: " Baba:r Badsbah will DOt even permit me to remain in Siad. Some day be wlll take tt.io coDDtry from me, or fmm my deacendanto: it is 61 f?r me to II" away to .oomo other pl:u:e." "\\'ben this care fell npon him, 110me diaa.e wu bad '1\'ithio biro: aocb medicine• as were givoa made no impruaioa npon him, and he made t~e jonro .. y to that world before reaching Guurat. I t i• written, thnt wbeo near death, be called HaJiz Mabomed Sheree(, oaying .,to Jrim!....rc Read a chapter of the Y a..eeo." W hen Hafiz can:e to "It is not proper for me thut I ohould not rend _..,.,. to llim who created me, to ,.·hom we nil ahnll ""•" Shah Beg \p (I 11 ft'Yi•ed, eayiog-" Ob special "'ader of the Knr11.o, read tbnt over .... 1" Dalia did to, aad when be came to "Said it -.·onld be good

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pen;on i• billo·n by """of tltr...,, the part i• prirkrJ al !he time wilh 1he point of" Lnifc, and the blood dmwn out, nnol br grncmlly rero,.ers. A •mall rivrr near Seebee ran over brimotone : if nny on" drank the Wnter, he ""on me oick-mnn~· hilT<! di~d Uf lhb •ieknc. ... ; but it did not lltrect the lnhabilant•. becan_•" it h:ul beromo hnbitua.l lo them. Snlt:tn :\lahumrd every year "<!nt peOJ>Ie lo try thi• water, and the gycater f'llrt of th<•m nlwnys died. In the time of 1\hilafut Punnhrc, a grt•al t1uod of wntN~ t·am£'1 ~wd taking thi~ brirnl"tonn out by tht' rootfl, wnslwd it awu.y ; from which time the ~'>ickncl' .. huM bt•t•n h·~tt. 'fhf' wntl'r or thiM rivt•r TUOR 50 kos beyond Ht~t·1>i~t·, (~4.Jllt·t~ting ot Sn.roh, whrrt• it iN taken uwa.y (or the fieldf'; thnt whit·h i8 in rxcc~~ flow:; inlu th., l11kt• of ;\l unchoor, wlllch is near Mchwnn. On tho• bank• of th11t lak•• thrrc nrc tnany snake>, the bile of wloh·h few ourvivr. 1'hc men tthont tht·re wt-.JU very Jon~. wide Urawcnt, t•• ,f,•fenc.l tbt·m•cl\'i'"'·

I went tht•re, anol oaw the men irrit:ntiDL( thdr fi•ltl•; nnd D.5 I WL•

goinJ: alvng, I fl!aw Pnake~ at e\"C~ry ... tt·p of my hoNt:. l \\'iflbctl 10 dis­mount, but for fear or the.., r did not tlo ""• goinl{ olf to a di,=c·· in the plain for thnt pnrpo•<". ln the country of !'ecb<•r, tbNe w•·re formerly mnny (ort!!l, n.ncJ much enhh·ation ; l•ot all ha-8 now lw·come dc!'('rlt•cl. 'l'ht~ hot wind-. blo\\~ there. 'l'hc country between F;cebce, lkhm, nntl Knobtnoor is called Bargnn, tht• hor...,.• of whirh '"" not in­fo·rior tn those of Inti(: when n foal is born, th<"y place it upon gm•el, np•1n whit·h it wull.i"' for ont.' year. n..nc:J h~ hnoffl I"W,·omc HI--e tolonc ; so m1wh to~u, thnt it i~ not ucce!'sary to f>hoc, and thC!o'-~ go nmODI(IIl the hills without !'ohm•"·

A trib•• rt•tnnio• nt Chnllltr, eall~d Kttlt~r~r. Tlw r<•a•on nf th~ir ht\ving thi-c namu is this : Kuhet·r js the nnme of n tree, on one {'If which one n( their nnee•tnnt mounter!. nnd >triking it with hi• whip. it moved like n bone: in thi~ mnnn«-r I he name Kuht-ree ariginatc•d. ~r.Ar Ciunjabah, whirh i• pari of Sec bee, there i- a place where water <'Omes forth, and with tbts, fi>hc"; mncb ~round i• occupied by this Wlll.,r. Amon~,, tbt• hill• nt C:unjabllb tbo•rc ;, one ""''Y hi~h nnd J><'<pendienlnr: from Ibis b:togs an iron n~, in whicb, h i!l aaid, thert: j .. 1iOmt-tbin2'-the bond l"IUlnot n:nch it : if any ont', by getting to th" top from the• other •ide, tri,.,. to g-t hold of it, it go•" fllt from him, anol if one nttempt.• to get 11p 10 it from below, it rhea, or goe~ to one l'i<lr, the cmrth underneath BPf"'Uring to rccrole f"r awny. Scebe~ and Ounjnbnh nrc in tbb way: the hill• of Sitoro and the river Ab Ku.•eednh (dmwn wntcr) from Scebee and Ounjnbuh ~run to the ri.,r S'mu. All thi• country ie de~erl. The road to J<anolnhRr l~y• O\'Or this Rhunn, which i• 100 ko• in length frnm the ril'cr t01 Sr.cbc", and it i• 60 ko• in brrnthh. For four months ha lite dayo of the sua, th" hot wind• l'revtlil ben•.

In 1\nn<labor then• wn.• fonnrrly -i,·knr-. ~•cry yr,.r. w·hrn ~b& Toh:m..:t.!p or•lered !'nhan Hon!"ain. \\'ho Wall gn\'t•rnur th ... rr. to p11lDt can~ on th{'l banks of t'!Ucb rive~ in l":le l-icinuy whu~t· \\"D.leflo' lhc int,:abit· .... Ull<'d for drinking ami other Pli'J~·· u~ did "' ''" wa• dtrccteol, after \\'"hich the veurlv !'(cknc~~ 3baCetl rnuch, but in aome tH!"".l1tOns it Lroke out wu,.e .than· two fore. .\[any P<'opl•• tlio• front J>n••int: blood, v.·hirh nfso COUll'S (tom lhe montl1, nO!!ic, IIOtJ f"Ur'lf, f n the lime of 1\hilafut Punurhcu Ukb:U' Shnh, whrn r W•·nt to 1\untluluu "' ~:n•·ernur in tho• )"<'lll' 1007 (A. o. 1593). 200 men, bor.n nnd fuut, u[ the 'l'hann, died of thio di••·u•r.

Tho men of lhmuah in Knnduhar ore not in the habit of wcarin'! doth•• coloured red, t.lue, &e.; they ar~ plain men, wisltin; only for oiroplc cloth nnc.l olw••

"bout 1\nnd•har tb··r~ a:re many gmvrs or the workeno •• c mimrlc-. Amongst tht~ " thM of Sbah )[n•noocl.\ btl a I. On tht• billo.ic.le (at the hue of whlr.h i• thi• pa.-e) Tin••, apple lrt'ell, quince trcCl', pome· graaatcl', nn•l many other fruit~ t:roW of their own accord : there arc m:tny opringo of =tcr rnnlliru1 there. ~uch n• lhi• I• only Ia be found 111 K~n·lahar, no"·here .. 1..... Shah .\ln•nO<>d plnntt·tl n 'inc tb··re, which rcmuin• •till. ;o;.., thi• bill thtrc i• n Intel uf lnnt.l. tnlled Tnnbcel, whett: the melons and warer-mclon• m•· particularly line ; tht•y ""' watered from Kallle%U. Wherever th""'' ore ouwn, half of the fruit, mol't' or lcl'•, hnvc insect~ in them, tht• fruir hcc:mning un that •ide M hnrc.l as n •tone; but this i• not thn ""'" 1vith tltooc grown nt 'l'nnbct·l .

Anotlll'r grav•·"' thnt of Bnba llu•nn Abtloul, of the true family of thr Symb of !:'uh:t:wllr '

,\t the lwttinning of hi• lift• be had :tn indinntion tnwttrdo God. Be road<' a JOUrney In !lfct·ca, performin~ tbr. t>ilgrim"S" lobotlt that •brine :tntl ) fedin!l, rcm.'lining there >OTDc Lime fie came to ~ab7WV in th• Lime of ~huh Rookh Badsba.h, ,.bo placed great f:kith in him. On tbl!t ar.coant he took him with him on hi• JOUrney 10 Hindoootnn, and -..·ben be retnmtd Balla HumA remained at I.ungur of 1\nndahar. \"ben the,.,, he OD.id 10 hi• disciple•: "From lhi. e:1nh rhumrll of friend-hip come• to m• !" llc remained there all hi• d~y •• tlyin~ the... a;, lll'ra'·e bon high g-ronnd, beneath which is th~ Urghoontlob, with many •illage.s; a.nrl on FridAY" the men ;lnd ,..mn•·n, dw littl•' n.od big-. th~ good nnd thtJ bnt.l, all flock there on pilgrimage : but few remain in tbc city on that "<tay-nll go r":oro~ fa cenainl y i•" t!elightfnl oituu.tion. anJ th""e who conic from other pnrh >ny tlwro i• no pitt<• like it.

IIi• (BnL:t llu•un'•) mimel~• ar.' ronny; from an~t•ng•t tlu•m tbr"" are a fcw-I have rolnt•d ho'f<· be • rent iulo tlta nne, brinGing oiJt tit• cold brick :-

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In fronl of I he door of hi• 1omb rhrre Is a lrmpl~ of a ronieal ahapo!, made or Slone, bul lhe Slone• are nol CUI, and rach weigh• II Kanda­har maund•; I here i• no I any pla.ter or mud ber,.·een I hem. Tbey •Y thio was hi• cloiolcr, and that \\itb on• disciple be built it in one nisht. The ltoneo are 10 joined, lhat waler doe• no! pus bel ween them; and yrt, w hal ia moot extmordinary, the oky I• to be """n between thi'Ollgh the ere• ice•. On the peak of the bill, on the bue of which atanda this lomb, !her" i• a lemple built by Balla Dusun Abdool. All who see it say it is one of hie miracles, because thero itt no way for a man to get tlo,or,, and il must !lave been moot difficnlt to cun•ey materialo for building !here.

Syud Meer Iloo~~ain Zunjecr Rai Is a($<> ohho truu Comity ofSobzwar; !herr are nineteen gencrntioM between loim and Imam l\loooa Kuim. His mother \\-&4 tloe •iotrr of Babe Ho•nn Abdool. When Baba Hooun mlomed lo Sobzwar from his journey lo Meeca, ho married ljt oiotor Farima Berbee to Syud Uain.-1-d.,._.n, who wu of the chief family of the Spub or Robxwnr. Jt i• said, that ninerren yean after this ....m.ge M"'-'r Hooe!Uo Zonjeer was born, and thai al tho age of oenn yean be di•pJI'!Bfed (rom the oigbt of his friends, who ran about in every dlmelion, hot they could not find him. On thio aeroont gro:at oonow came upon his pannro. Aftrr ""ven Y"""' all at once ha came to their do..>r, "rylng out. When this reaebed their....., with pat happinea they mn our, and cored their eyes of the leaJII of aeparaaion. They ••ked him why he h11d left them: be "'Plied tbal tha 11(-Jmea Genii, at rho droirc or hi• maternal uncle, Baba HII.IUn, b..t ....W him away ro him in JliadOO<!tan1 where be had mmalned CIDII yeu willa him, whr.n he !:"•• him leave to de pari, and the Oenli btoagbt him hack 10 a pric•t'• munaolrry, where be stayed .lx yean, &ndlng inellnotlon to lelltn thn tmditioao of l\lahomcd, and the ordinaoen of Ood. Mter bia return home, he followed the path or the joqla of theoJory of ... ~:~oar ... : ha cOO. to go about, ......,dering, ptherins £1010 _. IIIia s (of I heir tranlo) oae ..., of c:orn; from enry ....,r (of 18q'*7, .. found bread. When the ire or the loYe or Ood eo rui!ll ''IB ia hil'bNul, he began to oeeJo: a po!rieet prieat: Ia .... ~ "--to hi• uncle Baba HIUGn. '"

It i. oaid !bat one fo~ Meer Syad a, le - u '•r 10 'liait Bsha Haoaa at Langur, who h - laic Ia ISJIIIIftl, •ylag to Ids disciples : " t .... ~;.,., the seeat of a maa ,_ wJao. coqminc the eya

r- • • " .,£ my heart wUI raoel•e llgbt; do you go Ja'2!allt 10 met' hiJD. These l'akearo bad ~~- bat a abort way, when they mel Synd H-m, whom they lomqhl to Babe RlllllD, who embnuoed hhn, kWAJ Ills c..,., and head, and-"· 1o1m ill Ids crOa .,a-. u..nac oltbe arri•al or Syad 11-ln, all the pn-. ol K-achhar - 10 Ylalt him ; lllaaJ'

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,..,..., ~ollrctrd to •rc him. Th~n Baba II u•nn •aiel h> him :" Oh san' """'Y good p<'Ople have .. ome to see ynu; it io nccr~•ary that you g; .. , th"m I!Ornetbiog lo ""'·" McerSyud HOO!Iain ar.....,, and pl:scingn ...,,,el on tho fire, he pul into it five >ec,-, (Khandabomr) of m.,.l, nod ten oeero of flour, which bc<:an lo cook. "'b•n it wa• dooe, Babu lluoun •aid­" Arc you able to fill the beflie, of tho Fukeo•r• with this?" Syud :llrer tlo.,.ain oaid he could, and be got up.

:lhny men uf tmth otnte tluu from thi• w••••l ho• tonk out 1:;0 di•h•,. fillrd ; tluu the llomncb;, of nil wcr~ >llti•fi••d, nnd tht• '•••el remained full n• bofor•· ·

It i• ol"" uid that he wo• one day >lnnrlin~ on till' ron<l ncar Lun!tlJ~; when n rnnn with n lonoJcd ~m<•l pn••ed by, going to\\'lltdo the town. 'l'bo :-;yud n.•kod him what there Wll> upon the camel. Tho man, in fear th:ll hn wuald beg oomcthlng of him, "'Piit•d " otonea." The Synd exdaimrd-" It '\\'til be ""'·" "'hen tho man got to his bou5l', llJtJ • unloaded the rnmel io hi5 enclo.un•, bo OJK'IlUd the load, nnd foW>d that it had become oiDllc ; "'> be took it up, Inking it to Syud Hoo-.&in, excusing hinuelf, 11nd placing thelle •tone" at hi• doorwuy. The"" oton••• were pb«·d o\·cr his gr:n~ by bio disciple•. nncl they are there tu this dny. H~ prnioc i.• beyond what I can writu: I ha<o left all, h1l\ing written but 11 littl••

AN Aecoun OP S;vo 1\hooM£0, CALLED s,·vo Stt£R£ K~t.ti<DVR.

Syud :lfnhomed wn~ the oon of lllec•r Syud Jl<><>•llin Zunjecr Rai. Fn>m infancy he run in the direction of tho wuy• of nb•tincnce; he brought hin.-df ton \·cry high degree. II~ ~prt·n•l thr enrpct of thf' '0,'1\yo of C.od, Ill ohow them to tho pcoplt·. Ut• <t'tenrbed the thin-t of the jungle of deoirc from the fountain of tl10 knowlo•dgc of God. Hi• mirndr" nre beyond the geometrician of Lnowlcdge, whoenlll>Otencom· p.u• them. I mention n few of them.

'l'his io the rea..on why he ~ <'!l!led Syud l<hrre Kalundur, beeau"" he changed hb nppcnrance to that of 11 tiger, in thio "'•Y :-

\\'ben hi•. mimd"" became well kno...-n, the mtn of Kondabar, Bulaokal, and lluzarah, became hi• di>dplco, giving him uiTurin!~ aud J'"'l!Cill:!. ,\t•thnt limo one Syud Kuhnuh •poke agnin•t him before .'\leer l'.ooaoon. who bectlm~ 1!0 angry with !tim, thAt he uut a rnnn to c-nll hrm. Mccr tiyud Mabomed, coooing fron1 Uaknldmk, met !llt•cr Zoon•>on In thu Jamin Mu>Jid on Friday. On going nwny, Jlleer Zuo· noon ordered f1im to be con!'nrtl~ 'i'hosc who received thi• ordt•r pi need him in an •mpiy hotl•e, where llll1ny took cure of hi• •~f,·ty. .\[r.r 7.oonoon, on rrndoin~ home, became '<Xed at ht~o,·ing neted n.o be lrwl d.....,, and IK'Ut tray• .. r food to him. '\\'hen the bellecr uf these ruchrJ the ho11M, they found a tigt'r, whieh wu rvlling on a woollen cloth,

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:oecing whi~h they cam~ to Zoonoon, trlling him. He onhl they "'""' afraid, and tt•nt lWO o( hi" nltt•oc.la.nt~. '('hcte goinl!', !i:tW th•• :IUUIIt', amJ rrtuminl(, told Zoonoon; who th~n. tal.ing hill c:hildh:n, W<nt thrre. and saw it with hio own eyes. Ito th~u bet:t:cd (or forl(iven••• of his f"nuh, and \\,_S vcr~~ ~ubmi~~h·t·, \\'hrn thi~ tig•·r •·bnnged iu appearanu, and Zoonoon gave him leave to clcportw

It I• .•nit! thnt Snltnn Ali Korjcc, who wns nl•o callod J.ug nug, wa~ oppoM-c) to Syud .. 'lahouu•U. Ont• day, for the sak•· of e·lutnining hi:e mirn.clt•s, he went to lho ~yn.J ... ining down like one witbuut rcApect, wbrn th~ ~yud looked toward• him with r.arn..,tue-., upon ,.·hich Sultan Ali nroot', tearing hi• clothe~. flu >hn,·c<l hi• b<-nrd nnd hcnd, goiog B.bont nn.kt"d for ::900H' day!'. llis :oi!'ikf R··ejnh JunnnL ltntl he•r h~band w•nt to the Syud, Mkin~: hi• for~:ivon<''" of Rultnn \li, when he .g'll\'C thrm tho wntcr which remained nftc•r pcrformio~ hit~ nhlution~ previou• to prayer, for him to drink. On drinking th;., he b<-came a.• !Jrf.,,.., aDd n dt.ciplc of hi•. Ao loni\' au he liYcd be brought fi"""·ood on hi• ho•nd for ~ lirc.hen. Sultan Ali oay., that one nry cold night 1\lcer Syutl Hherc \Vent out (or e,;crc.i~e with biM di~ip1e; tlnu he lilcpt an hour, wlwn be hud a dn·nm. Awnking nt rht• time, he toltl Hullnn AH thtll ouch had bapp~nNI to him, nod to tnke oft" hi• clollw•. .'\l,·er ~yud tl1c0 1•laeed a cloth around him, and brc:nking the lee on the '\\1Ut'r. ho went into the canal. .At thi~ lime, ay~ Sultan," I ~ sbhuing nil O\"er, when the l'yod oaid to me-' Wh:ll, are yoa cold? Come anti W.huld the ~crCt8 ur the men of Gnd !' So I ~,and W~Dl tu himt wht•n I found tlu· Wl\te•r llO wnrrn, tlu1t rny hotly ceased lu sbivl"r, uud gening our, I did uot lind it !'old." One tloy, thi• Syud wrntto th" villa., of :-;ofaidruwan, '\\'here the air '\\"a.• wnrm. Kbwaja Shahub­ood-dcen Sofnidruwanee, '\\"bo ~ one of hb di•eiple;o, MYI' that on llrCOUDI of the beat hft went forwnrd lo med him, requeAitDg him to rome hJ hi~ garden fur lt.n lanur: the !"~·u•l, ngn···in£ to whnt hr said, 1\lr\\"'aja Wt•nt in ud\·nnrt•, h, prrpn:re t\ pl1\r1• fur Jdm n•"1U a Wlllil!'r rrl'("rvoir. lie ,.:~ytt: h On n.rt"onnt of the ttnallntltt o( tho doorway, I prol"""'d tying hi• horoo under a trc~ oatoide; '\\"btl! I .. w him rnteribg on hor>cback. AI this I ...,._, much a•loniobed. How hd ht" come in on hi• bone, through oo omsll a gateway! Tile 1:Jya<ha1d-• h ill nothing nl nil; there i• DO Ot'cuion folr onrpri ... !' I oiTC'rnd ... hriOR him any fruil that l1e mi!(ht•·hOQte. (I hod, prcvJouoly tol hlo arrivnl, in the D>orning ""lceted, and rla~e.l in a eomrr, two bukelll fall or (mit, to ocnd to the minioten.) The :;yuJ .a1d-"ObSbabab--Ood-dec.n, bring to me th""" two baaket.o o( fmit ,.·hieb yon pu·lttd U. the mor11ing to ocnd oomewbrre, ud Knd otbon thert" !' N uch wonder rnme upon me, and in jUJJt (:altb I kisocd h~ hDD<I• aDd (rrt." llleer S)'lld :-<hrre c:nroc from Dawur to the vill"ff" of S•rb:angilla, wherc hi• db!ciplco wcnr

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.\!11 Accot~T or Tnc ~1T1'1\o o~ Tft.& 'l'unosc oF Ttlc 1\1:\VDUll or ~lc:EJlZA

Su-'n n~.\1:\; A:-liU f.ll" TUC Rt:..UJI!\G TBJ: ~uu: or But a BA.Ih«tU.U I:\ TltC S&t)IOS.

\Vhcn Hhnb Hou•nln ru;cend~<l the throne or hi• fathrr nt .:\u•urpoor, the Syoc.l1111, .ha.zee~, und the chief!, rc1Hc~enk•l to him that il Wl1<4 ri;:!bt to hue hi· n~mc r<'lld in the ""rmon. ~hah lloo ... in •~lei it ..,.. not pmper for him to do "''· a• Jon:: n• llll)' of the d<.'..-endanu or l'~eb li:imn were remaining, and the name of Rtbnr Bad"h:th wns rca.!. After tho• d"Y" of Ecrl, Sboh llno•nin went tnwnrcl• 'ralla. Jnm Phcroz, bearing or thl•, sent l'l'l'tiCIII> by ll:olix Ru-tr•·ecl 1\hoo•b Xuwee•, and othero, to him. ·bowing forth his ntreme •nbmi•·ion. laying how much be wn.s afflicted; but the~e nmba,~ado~ in pri'~'lille!1 ~aid thM thi• wa• nll outwnrd &how; thnt inwnrdlr he "'u <lit!"t•rent, and rt!utly for wnr. Hho.h Hooanin P.cnr th~"c men bn('k, murching hitUJt•lf iot that dire<•tiun by tbe •l&geo. \\'h~n the Jam hr>Md or hi~ approach .,.·itb a laro;e force, being u11able to fi11h1, he made up his mind to run away, an•l >hortly :Utcnrunlo be left the tity, Dnd e""'""" over lhe rivt•r to the other l'ide. ~fcr-Ull ~hah HooPain ordered his troop"' to CtOS!i tlw river, and ro Nttcr the l'ity, \Vhen they w••rc doing t-u, ~\lu.nik

\>nz.•cr an•l Shnikh Ibm him, the ><>n·in-law of thr Jam, ~.amo on the water• with many IJ,mc. full of men, witb l(llno,nn<l bowslllld arrow>.IO OpJ'O'I" the ~""''"!!"; but numbe.,. of Shah Jloo,..jo'a bra,·e rrH!n going agnin•t, fought with them, ><ntling tlu•m nil by the Wll)' of the rher to llDmhilruiun. J o.n1 l'hcroz tbcn Lied h> Kutd11 whem ho collected mnny men .

.A!'( .AcCOliJ(T OS' Tnt: ('..ovi~G or J.ur l'nnoz TO Crucuca•t .UP OF Tali:

YaCToar- ot" :'!lUll H~AI~ ovE& uur.

\\'lu·n Jrun Phcroz1 baring qot together ""'"" r)I),OOO men, hol'lHl and foot c.am~ to Chachgnn to fit:h>, Dll the people in 'l'utta M('ll!De mach alanoed. ~leer :\lahomcd l\lioke<!D Tarkhan, and oth~r noblco, •·eat 10 Shah liODl'ain, telling him of tbe•,. dreum•tnnc.... lie ~at tbe• beck, app<.inting them <o t:oke care of 'rauB, going bim•rlfto r:opel lbo e.wmy. Cros.. .. ing the rivt'r, ht• mild c. :,ucce,.,~ive tunrche-. II.Dd gouiag ncar the foe, "" pat his troop• in order, and advanced Dplnat them. Whoa the two armieo c:ame in •igbt of c:,:ath ntber, the men oC Jam l'beroz di .. monnled from <heir ho.,...., and takiDif olftbrir Pugnoeo from tbeir bead:!, they ti•·•l thcrns.:lve• one 1o IUlOihe't ~ tb"""'"'""' of t!Mr waior .. hrec.. ft i• <loe ~u•tum of thio ~ind, that when the people rtn:ke up their minol• 1o dit-, tbey get off their hor.~ bare their heads, nod tie lhemoeh·ca 10

one another with tho end• of thrJr •beets. t;bah UOORin, ee~1ng thlo, gne the ~aptalatloas of .-ietory to hio

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afterwtLrd* sent nnotlocr force '" for Ill! Koodloee and Dar11wur, who puni•ht-clthe Beloochces se,·erely .

Ao Buba Ahmed wus returnin~, he killed and confined •onoy Mach<'C• of Oob:lwruh, severdy I\\ l5tiog the ca .. or tbc•c ln•t. 'l'bi• trill<' then g11ve him n prc•cnt, nnd tine of their dnughter.; nnd having pnt that country 10 right•, he ldt >;orne men there, nnd ••·turned 10

Bokkor. During the inundation., the camel• bc:lon,Ong to Shah lloo-ain were """' to ;\latbeluh to feed under )lahomed l'uta.•h, anol tbt' Duhor. and Mubun1 were rnlled upon In tend them. The B..!oo.:heco of Sowrn••~, nod tho Ju\8 of Darawur 11nd Fut<•hpoor, honring 0 ( !his, a.sscmblcd and lootctl the whole or them. The news of thia rcnehcd BokL:ur, when Bnba Ahmed •tnrtcd with 300 hor.emen. llo reached Damwur with grcot 'l><'cd. killing mony of the people, and rcco>eriog the camcJ.. \Yheo be a.rri>cd nrnr Bhittec \\"abuo, tbe &•IOO<·hees of Sewrnce nnd the Duhnl'l! took potu.;rl'i"'ionof his road ; tbc.rc wn111 a st.•\· ere light between them, when Bnb:< wn• >everely wounded. Ilt• withdrew from tl11' field, and had nearly reached ;\[atl!oluh. when he fo·ll from hi• ho,..c, and the bit<l of bislif~ lie" awny from his bod). \\'hrn Ab· duol Futo·lo, the •on of ~leer Fn1.il, heud of th~ dt•ath of hi, hrollorr, be wns gwntly nffiictctl, and dejected. lie recci,·td p•unission from Shnlo Hoo•ain to go thcr~, nod be •~nl with him ?llcor 1\Mim Kubuk Posh, wbo wat his falLer-in-law, that ho mi~bt not ru•b hendlonl( on the t'ncmy. Abdool Futch arrived, anol •out tlw body of hi• brother to Bnl.knr; he bun,df wnitcd th•r" fur an opportunity of Nunge One dt\y he fuund thioo, falling nr•on Ra.Jun.~n Duhnr's hust, mnny of wh01n 1!1• slew·, pur"ui.ng tlwm B1' fnr ns .\[ow, cli"'jwrsinl{ the whole. 'len then caute betwc~n them, an<l pence wu mnJ•, tho border uf Sind being t>.teodcd 10 llhittet' 'Yahun, where .\bdool Futch remaincol •omr timc . JJe placed near himself 'leer )lahomc<l Kootet, the son uf Babn. Ahmed. One rln~· the new• reno bed him there, thattlte rani• of Oobowruh hod been lootc;l : he at once girded on hla woapon.o, and wont forth. \t that time the hot wind- were blo•dng, wWcb enleretl bi .. nature, .eo much 1;.0, 1ba.t by the time be got home he wu

dead. After tloc•r. two do•nth•. in the ) e:1r !130 (•· n. 1523), Shah tlooaain

oumtnontd <tll his Amcors lo Bnkkur, when ho g.•vc rhcm orders 10

prepare a\ cry reqni!rite (or two y•a,., to go againat .\looiLOn •

So,.~ vE~TIO!\ 0 ,. B.un a B•oanAR r. -u:.:o ToJ Ih:..DOOtiTA~; ALJO o' Taa

l\t4 aaa.v:;& ov l\r 1.r:a'"' Sll.lB Jl~!4A.tN "'"' nu Cooucao Bco\i.)f; A aD

'-N" Accot'l'fT or Tm: CtnCC')I~T.u~ca;& OF roc Krlllu~ g,. i\I()()LTA:t.

\Yht•n l'hRh llooqin hRd •trrngtbrncd hi> inttntioo af going lo 'l()l<•hl\n, hr. "i•hed 10 tht fir t ;.tare to mnkt" arran;cmenn 1toith the

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m•n <•I t'r!!hoon, Tukdnrt~, and Huur~h, who had hrvnght thtu famili~•. and lived at ~cb.:e.

In one wt'ck, with 1,000 bone, he arrived at &ebee, the fort of which he repaired and atrcogtbcned, placing it in th• hllndo of twenty men ; and then, with hi• mind at """"• be 'retomed by tho r011d of Lobree and Chnnttr, looting the Rindhs and tbe .\lo~ce on thi' w•y, lllking m110y or them pri><Oncra, all or whom he relcruocd llftcr having m:uh• •trict atmngementa with them. Their Sirdnrs he took with him to Bokknr.

·when Sh11h ILOOI'ain beard that Babor Dncl•holt wn~ going DgBin•t llincluo"tnn, be ~cnt BmbllSPildora to ltim with Vlllunblc prcecnte. Uc al"" wrote n petition to biro.

At the timo when Shah Hoo..Un went (no formerly relntcd) to :Rnbor Blld,hah, he made the friend-hip of, and wao betrothed in tho rclatlon•hip of JM>D·in·law to, l\Ieer Kbotecfnh, who ''''" tho mini .. tr and Dewan Bcgcc of Babur Bad,hah, wbo approved of the prcvo-ed coJUlection. To renew thio engagement, be Eent Shah Sultan, the grandmother of A bdool Bakee, of the family of Synd Janrur, to Babur, to make this known to him. Hurnt Babor beeoming tho CllUM or the nnioo, (;ooJburg Begum, the daughter or ;\leer Kutetfuh, Will given in marriage to .\leena Shah Hoon.io, being sent with btr younger brother, Hoosaio­ood-dt·en Mceruk, to Bukkur, where Shah Huo•nin received her into hi• hvnee, giving to Hoooain-ood-deen the l'urgunn of Bnghbanan for hio upcnsee during his stay. Shah Hoo•nio then Jlropo•ed going towards lllooltnn. Bnbur Badsbah gnvc in marriage 10 1\Iobib Ali Khan, the 10n of l\feer Kbatccfuh, Nnt~hccd Begum, lho dnoghler of Mnh Begum, whom I have previont-ly mentioned ns llllving been left t ... hind in Knbool when her mother secretly R~d from thence. Tbie wos liruu'!hl about to etn:ngt.hen the friendship on beth oidco.

II will not bo oeeret that the conque•t of l\loohnn Will' elrectcd by Mahomed the 100 ur KaPim Sukafec, in the time of llu.Jiaj the soo of Yt>Oo.oof. After tbW, it wu again tal<t:n from the Tupihl• by Sultan !llabomed Ohazee, and it remained a long time in the bauds of his rle!IC'eodontA. "When the rnle of the Kioga or Ohoznee bad reached it.s limit, )looltao went into the banda of the Kiranntuh. Prom the..,, ~. it wat wi'C5tud by Soll1111 Mnnz-ood-decn ~lahomed Sham, &Dd it "'main•d under the King. of Delhi till soo (•. n. 1397), from which time, there being diA~>eoPioo amongst tbe•e, tho llakcem became rebclliou•, and it pBMed away from Defni.

\ftor this v'\rious men rnle<l,. oV<Jr !hat country, •neb Ill! Shaikh ~

Y OO"<>>f fur two '\)'Oars, SullllD Kootb·ood-deen for thirty·four yea.,., •h~n hio eon Sultnn Hoo•nin for twcnty-•cven yea no; Sultan Mllho01ed for eum" anonlhs ~ nfter him Solto..o Hoosn.in.

When 8ult on l Ja.....,.l·d<>~n. th~ MD of ~hhomcd Shah, the liOn of

Ph1>ro2 Hhnh, th~ -on nf Moobaruk f:lhah, 1he •on nf l\hi7nr 1\han, lx·eam~ King of O••lhi, 1ronbl~s aro~e in the nR'nirs nf 1h~1 olntr, nnd in the eonnlry of Hindoostan there became many king<.

On aeconnt of the opprc•,ion of the Mogul•, i\Iool14n became withoul noy ruler: throughout that country, with 1he great and humble, there wn.to

much fllitb in the family of Shaikh Buha-<>00-deeu Zukreey... On thi• account all the good and \\'eighty men ..,..ornbliol!", placed at the hf'11d ofthe atnhl Shaikh Yoosoof, wbowa. the sup<'rintendent oft he 'fonuken nfShaikb Buhn-ond-deen Zukrceyo., and hi• name wa• rcod in tile termon in the pnl11its of \looltan, Ooeb, and other dtio•o. lie turned hi• allen· tion to put in order the affairs of 1he kingdom. In 1he 6rst place, hr increased the force•, ho brought 1ho hclll'1• of the Zorninda111 bcnea1h hill orde111, and he gave ornament 10 tbe maliN .. of th~ 'tate and couotry One day, by chance Rai Suheeroh, 1ho Sirdar nf the J,ongah., and who lived at Ripree, eentthis mrBSage to Shaikh \"no"'Of:-" i\ly father and grandfather formerly placed £ai1b in your family: now there io much di•$ClWOD in the kingdom of JHJbi; '!0 mach W, thai -'fulik BoohJool Lodbce bas taken it, reading his own name in the oermon: if at 1bio tlme you will lake into your $Crvico 801110 or the Lungabe, I will "" your ••:rv1u11, and in ouch duty and bn•ineu aa yon may abow ID me, I will not excuse myself from giTing rny life. To •how you my £ahb I now ••nd to you my daughter, and I ac<rJlt you no my son-in-law." The Sba.ikh, hearing this, ....... nry happy, and marri~d hi• daugh~r. Ra.i Snhecrub occ .. ionally came to :'llooltaD to •i•it his cbild, l>rin!ling handsome rnrilic• for Shaikh \"ooOO<>C, who did not 6.- upon any pia•·" o( residcnc<" for him in thr city, but wao in 1be habit of rnramping oobi.de, llod lell•ing hU people thrl'1', be ,.·rot ia alone. OM time, n••cmbling aU hio people, be went thrrc, wi1h the int~ntion of ""izin~ flbaikb Yoo"'Of,and oCb<>coming king bim•clf. \\'lorn he got"''"' lh~ dty, b" !!tot ...-ord lc> the Shaikh, that on thi• <K"CUi<>n he bod hruu~rbl all 1he men .,f Lungab thai be migh1 in"J"'tl them, and !live oenke ID

•urh lUI W<'IC 6t. !Shaikh y-r. IH·ing fr~ from •u•pit,ion or treo..-hery, u·itb can•Jr .. n.,.. treated hirn with attention, and Rai !<uhccrnh •huwed him his huroe• and men. .\t nio:bt, I'!&Yino: hi• men ontold'e, he ...,m., intn the city, 1\llended by one 8CrY1UII, whom be tc>lolt1> brio![& kid, which be wa.• 10 ~ill in .._..,ret, and bring tht bl<>od to hirn in a .~up. 1'h~ •ll~>·e did aa be \\'U ordued, 1.11d Rai Suh•,..rub drank 1bc biOO<I. In an hour aC1erwardo he began Clj;ng oul•tbat h,. hod J't'in• in tbr etomaeb. His cri~• incr~•u.•log ~··cry minu••· Ill n\itlnigbl tho \"ukcel•"' v-r. wbn w~re io allendan~.- upon bim, "'""I and eaii.,.J tbdr Q)&•ter to com~ and b,,., bi, Jut will. On hi• arri"'l R~! Suhffrah .-.,miled bloo.l in the rn•ftenee" n( ftlt, anti rxplrUoing bisl&'t llo·iah~ htt rrird tht'! mon'", r~tllJf!c;t­iog thai bi• relauoa• and Hrvani.s might be eallod tu forglv<: him . '!'be

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\rulu:t·l", ""cf'tn..; hia atate, ditl not pre\eut tl•t:.ae (rout cc>mu1g. \Vhen many o( his men had entered the fort. be lift~d ~io band from the bed of fal~ •ot·kne ... , ~nding men nf lnlst to the (our lt"teo, tc> be alert, and not to allow adminaneo to the men of Sb.Ukh Y oo•oof. He bom•~lf ... ·eat to the pri\'f.te •ltPping apartment• o( the Shnilh. and aeixing rum, turned him out o( the fort, and he went tow•rd• Delhi.

Rni Hnhe<rnh, •tyling himself Sultan Kootb-ood-deen, had his n11me rrad in the •ermon.

AN At:tOI ~r Ol' ~l£&RXA Stu.u Hoos.-.tN Tl:RNIMl JWI PArR TOWAttn!l

1\loot.TA~.

In tho year 931 (~>· "· 152-l) Shah Hooooin, marching towards 1\loohan, paOHd over the intervening •race, and arrh·ed neu ~wnlee. He then Ill''" the orders to plunder ; to hio troop• looted, and whrrever they iound nn enemy they put him to th" oword, Th~ IWIOO<:beu, hearing or tbi•, f1<d to Oocb: .ome few went tc> the fort o( &....-a•e, where they d~tt·rmiJ>ed to 6;j:bt. Tbi, v.-a• tho otron~e·t fort in all that country. :,;bfth lloo.ain eneatnp4ld nellr a tank, and ~nltllD ;\fahomed Bukre<!, gallo1oinl{ to the (root. towaJds tbe fnrt, commenced 6ghtin<t 1.-ith th...., m•n who were near, and out• ide of it . At that time he bad with him •i,;bty men. I have my<"lr heard, from thn tongue o( Sultan Mnhomed bim•cll, that in tbi• battle of s~wruet• thirty men fell ro hi• lrn'Ortl nlunc, and thnt hie men beha,·rd mo•t bruvcly, ~Joying two bnndrerl of the enemy.

" ' lwn the IJllloochccs MW thi8, they Rerl from tho fort. In the mom· in({, when Shah Iloo•ain heard of it, he govn ~n·dit 1\utl praise to Sulton Mnhometl, but calling him io privnw, he •tru~k him three tim.,• '1.\-ith a ttick, rebuking him, •ay;og: '"Thi• bad gall•>fl o( youn<, and )<>Lit going in odva.nce, was not good." 'l'he nt•xt day be marched, t"omin,:: near ~-·raer, the de<Stro.etioo of whic·h he c,r,Jc-rC'd: and in ~c\"C~D day• it v. ""' I• '"I with the groood. Jlc w•·nt Crou'l th•·o~e to :\luw. eneampiDI( at a tank Dear it.

Shailh Roo.ool-lab, the !!OD of Shaikh llimnd ht>rai•lwc, a great ?tl u .. ulrnan aafnlw carntt to ,.i .. it ~Jeena ~hnb lloo .. :.,in, BB) io~ in bWc pre­uo~e, that tho .''lwn of ;\low "'""' ~•ry w .. aL, and had no ht!Ort to light. Shah Hu.•Min urdt•red .\lccrza .\fahomed "I•Lrcn Turk han to toke .orne men and go intu the fort, and""" what Wn• in it in tho way of provi­sion•, nod not to n•i•e the h110d of •iof.,oet• ngain•r any Lungnh• and Bclooehreo v. l<ouo be migi)J fuul tb-•rc. flc wt•nt n• directed, and be did not tonrh tl..,~e ; but be -.i:ted and •ent bunnd to Sllllh llomnin all thr oth••r 1111'0 whom ltr .fuund tlwrr. Shoh llootRin r~mained OQiaode till thr third day, when be en~crt•d tlw fnrt, makinK pilgriono~ 1o lbe tomb• uf uoany ..aiot. there. Hr nrrang••l with th~ Shaikb of

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the plac~, that if any of hi• men pas-t•<! to anJ fru, the} w~re not h>

annoy them, and that they were not to otlonit nrnong01 them any of hi• enemie•. Shaikh Roo-ool-lob afterwords requested him to forgi•·c the faults of Rnbman Dohur. Shah I (oo;ain replied that Sulton Mohamed 1\han knew bim, as two of his brothen. hrul died through the oppo•ition of him and his people. At length, seeing advantage, he called him, and Rahman presented himself with his sword suopcnded from 11t0unt.l hlo neck. Sultan l\(ahomed 1\h® forgave him the blood of hi• broth•"'• and after Ibis RahmcUI said he would gi vc tho dnuglucr of his brolhu in marriage co him, which was agreed 10. So be J>rc.entod 1o him the titter of Jn.n Jocwun .Dabur.

Mohib Ali Turkban, with 000 ho~e. was &Jipointcd to lead the van in the mnrch from i\low, and Shah Hoo•ain, foUowing him, eonarnped near the border of Lar. Here one called Bondub Doh or, who Will! tho bravest of all the men in llooh®, came to Shah Boooain, whoga-. him a Kbilac and a prceent. llo then made him over to the rnrc of :Sultan ltfahomed Khnn . F rom thence he m:uch<-d to go to Ooch.

All Acco.:sT or r.fcERZA SRAu H~At:t PlGUTI~O WtTII Tm: Lt ~4anli AT Oocn

On the morning of the following day, Sbnh Hoo.:Un mounted his bo,.e, and mnrched, with the exp.-CIIllion of a b&ul~ He nerud himoelf in nrronging his troop!, putting nil in their prop<•r pooitions. Be placed in rommand of the right !lbhomcd \fi•kc~n Turkhan, and Murza Ec""; over the left he put Me••r Fnrookh, and .\l•·er Ahc-ek Urghoon ; he gave charge of the advance to l-iullan 'lahorned Khan, Mcer i\fal•omet.l Sarban, and Jlfeer \ boo ~(oo,Jin.

Tbe dr~~eendonr.. of Rai Subeeruh, th<' JJd(]f)f't .. e~, nml nil the "''I'"Y" or "ooltnn, advnnced lo m····· him, placin!{ the men .. r :\ahnr ia their front . The force~ of Mooltun were tloubh• in numh~:r to tlo~>•c of l'lhah Hoooain.

'\Vhen the two fore~• •·nJO~ in front of cneh olhrr, tl•c .\logul• b<•g"n to li11h1 cJ ... fire of baU)r, and the I.unl(llh• and RrlOO<'h'""" ..,,;..,,) 11..-ir hnnt!o to •hoot their nmnn. At thor time l:'hab lloonrn r.tl upon, aad ptll the tnrmy 1u Ail(lll. Jn 1hnt ntlo.('k nnmliiC",... u( lh~m Wt'n flluio. Boohlool, a de!'>ct·ndant of R!la Suhr,.rub, and rnany otllr,-..., \lirlt! ta.kr.o pri-..oncr,.., all of whom ~hah JI~Ciain nrtlnf"d lobe gin·~ ht .•f•fl :~"ord. From I he field of boUi·· ~h -'• RIJO!l&i.a adY&Dee-d, cora•Dif .,, --.d•t of Ooch. n •. broke do" n th•· I!"IC If( '"'" f·•fh and ~Omrr.TnceJ 6~1ormg Thr Lungm.b~ •tlodina on tbe '~taJl!ll.threw arro'";~t r.nd ~•·"~nt:~ - 1'ht• Mol!ub, clu-o, mi•ing nn bnmbooo the .b..W- ."( theor :<irda,.,., •howrd tbtrn to 1br garriMn. nn ~riftl{ ~·hiC"h frat "t'IXt•cl tlwrn, ontl the!)' 1\rd, ca•ting chrru••h~· .t .. wn from the- ,...u. ud bouuc.n• • .,., king a W D} to

-:avr tltt>m~·h,.,., but ~0<"11 a.~ ff'll intn lhf' hancb o( 1hrir t-nf'mi,. .. ".,.,. •l:aio, ngn~·abl) Ito tilt" tlrtlt•r< of flhab llo><>"'lin, ~oJ thr I""'J>It• uf tb~ rit) w•r" "••11·<1 b) thf' Mogok 'l'hen Jnnab Zain·uol-ula-bitlf'rn S...o~uree anti otht,.. went to Shah Hoo•ain, telling him of what ""'' gnin~ on in tht• city. He gave order• to his lllltndant•, that from that time th<'rt wa• to be no violence offered to any ont•, th81 such "" bad bet•n t11ken prioon..-s were to "be reltiUied, and thnt tlw beads of tbo•e who di!!Obeyed their ordcrl! were to be mi•cd on high on bum boos. He dirrctftd tho fort und chief building$ in Ouch to he destroyed, ontl placing tho tim!Jer of thcl!e latter on boats, he ~cnt it In Bukkur.

\Vhen thu nt'W8 of the "treogth of lllt•rrzll Shah lloo•nin, and of his capturing O.wb, reached Sultan llluhomed l.nugob, the King of Moohan, h~> •ent men, through bis country, 10 collect the B.·loochcc•, the Juto, the Rindhs, the Dodace., the Komee., the CbMidceynh.., ru~d all fighting men. to the •paee of one month he had "" o•mblt>d ~.000 men, hoi'M! and foot, in Mooltall. \Yith thi• large fortt, Snltan Mabomed Lungah, with great arrogance, went forth from l\IooiWI toward• the field of action, intending to fight. Rhah H...,..io. bearing of hi• collecting tn>OI>"o encamped on the Ghnra, loolting for his appronch ~ohao .\labomed spent one month n~ur hi• city, putting hi• matl'rial• for war in order. Having prepared thio, he rn<>rcbrd from thence with greater P.tidc tiiiUI before: he did not know th•\1 "The Creator of fate make~ lli8 dccree8 behind tbc curtain." Certainly no one h!IJI gathered tbu lluwer of fortune from tbe garden of tho unkindne.- of heaven unLil the thorn of the nnn-obta.inment of hi~ dcoirc~ hM pricked the foot of hi$ h~nrt: what man h(UI drnnk one sip of good fortonu in the pleasure-house or lhi• world, witiiOUI flodiog the sickne.- of bad fortune I The produrc of thi• i•: Hh!tikh Soojan Bookaree, the S<>n·in·h•w of Hulton Hoo•ain, hf'ld in bit hand• all the atTain of tbe •tutt•. On oome n~eount he bt-eamn trearhrrou• "•hh the allendiUit• and ·1•-.·· tof Snllnn \Ia homed, who. on hearing of tbi•, became •·ery ,.·mth. Tht•o•, ···t·iog that their li•c• drf'C'Ddf'd on hi• death, girded tbdr luin• tu ~ill him, aud forg•·t· tiD!f hio klndne••, ga,.e him very potent poi..-.n, which wua in tbl! twa•ure chr•i for ~me one el•e, and be, drin~inl( half a cut> oi tbi-.. l>f'Mimft JO in!o•ieatcd, that his eye• did not ag.1in •en the far" of wnl.o•fulnr••· \\'hen the mother of Sul14u ~IBhCllnctl llt'ard of thj..., •be •aid in htr henrt thlll it wn> right for hN to remain thl•rt, ftntl to get all lht• tNOJ>• IO her •ide. 1'hi~ was kept eeeret for two or three dn)"'o when it b<•eame kn~wn, and all. the. B .. loochcee anti Lungnhe n.~rmbling, plllt'Nl Sultun Uoo~nin, Lhe son of Snltun Mnhomed, on the thr.,ue uf th~ king<lom; and they did nqt find any other m~dicinc ~a•c to make Jl"&t'C. In •hort, they placed between them a• nH•dintor Mnhomed Shaikb Huha-<><>tl-deeo, which bonorabll' Shaikh h,ul no inll"n io•w with

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Shn1kh Hoosain on I he t:huo. . Th~ \11"1 rn n·t·o·iH-.1 hun "'''" l(n'OI

diMinction, bow in.-; ~fort" him, and ,.hO\\. ing him much \·enentiuo; ond on whiU the Shoikh •11id, he agreed to mllke p<'orr. He wrote n 1rco1y 10 I hi• cfTcct :-" 'l'he bounclnry of lht• Nlunlry of Moohnn is tlw wu1or of the Ghara: fmm this day no rnler <>f i\looliAJI i• to go bl·)und 1hnl limit." He lbrn gD\C the l:ihaikh hi< ui•mi--al, pr<...,nliog him with nine hnntC-., a •Iring of camel•, with !'Orne ready money, and he n:luroru full of happioe... l:lhah J loo•uin gnve order>' for another fori 10 bo- buill with great expt•dition at O<~eh, which wa• done .. directed, and I hot building i• ~tanding al tbi• lime. After I hi•. leavio~: mea of lru•l tb~rt·, be prepared to return. At that lime lkbul Kbau, •he <ervanl ••f Sulton l\Jnhomcd, como o.nd mnde hi• Salaam to him, •oying be wi•hcd him bappin•~•· Shah Hoo..Un showed him kindncs~, agrecillg to meet his \\~isht8.

Art AtcourcT ov i\rEERZ.A Sruu Hoo!ll.Ul'f GOJtlfG TO TAlE Tun FoRT or'

Du.Awua, A~D AOAJX~T OnAZEE KuA~.

0.>C"h having bo-o·n taken by the Morna, l kbul 1\hrtn cam~ lo him, u.~ ing that therr wa-.: much trt"&.!ttre bnrif"d io Dilawur; lbat th, wcahh collc~ll·d by mnny kings Willi concealed thrre. Shoh Hoo.:~in wn>la ll

lcuer lo Clhazrn Khon, •nying: "Now I hnvc •·orne lo the ruuntry of Ooeh, it i~ prol"" for ~·on 1h111 you and rtll your f"'"Jllo;. polling lbc rings Of obe.Jirotr IO me in )"OUf Ca .... pre...,at )OUn...Jves Mfurc n>C

,.-ithonl Bny dclny." But (lluuee 1\hnn •m!ppcd hi• fool in lho•hecl of louh·pendo·ncr, nod

gnining •npporl from tbe >ln•nl(lh of hi• f11rl1 he did nol go 10 loi111. T he IT'uh of lbi" wa" 81' (nllow•.

On the morning of Friday tho 1<1 of Rnjub, the )frcru i-'n<·ol onlt·ro. tho I it wu nccr••nry for lloc 1rooro• to pmvldc thcm•..l••·• with ~tr•in nnd wo tcr for tlD('t month's con~nmpuoo. 'rhi" lx:ing rn·suued, lu• hunrd lh~ bri•llr of bio d"J•culure in 1hr direcliun uf Dilawur. Soonbool !(han, v..·ith hon,.mf'D, gunot r~, and fpotmrn, anc:J,.)aye•, Jrt•l tbue in a41rancf"~ and mnking plnrr• for hi• trnl• nboot thP. fnrt. h• di•trihotc•l t..u .. , ... He ""lk a greot ural of lah<>nr in ~nnounding and anne king tho plo,..,.

C"erlltinly thi,. furt i~ ..-uch, I hot it.!l waiiR •re rtpraJ aa h~i~tht to .. \lr:x .. aod('r'A ,.,..;u. and it i ... bo.ilt 1n ,.uch a d~N"rt, that the "'~; of thr: hinl!it or tho Rtr, on &C'('()tlnt or thf're not Min.:.c one dropo( wa&rria. tbatde&rrt, alwoy• luok towo.rd• the cloud• o'r hea<eo

Thr•e men, working bard, made ~era a h!'odrrd woll,. in lhM dr.rrl In three dav• and thrrc \\'lUI an abundanr<! co(,..,... On I~ fuurtb da,·, Hhah 1-i~i.n arrived, on•! l'Urtl)OP•liDS the fort, madl'l il hi• c-cntrr. II ; romnu"nct>d tlmn~ cvt'r)tlnng tbnt was nrt·r"'.....r) ff' rake it, and thue wu h.:htiog uo oo1h tideo. .\lttr oomu t1 ·~·had prt .. cd 10 tlu • manucr,

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a.:tllollon came upon the hearts of the garri""n: from no place did ud arri-., and mnD) da)& bad been pa..ed in fighting, and this >till contiDued. Th~ir di•trc .. fur food wu -.o great that a l.ooiled skin wn• not to be bad. thua,qh w .. h~d for a hundred time", !Soonbool 1\hnn, ha•ing made mine• c•n two •ide•. blew up the town in front or a gate. The garri"'n, -­in!( the fare of clrath, began to throw >hell~ and tircbnll•. \Yhen the bault• wu raging very fiercely, the bmve mrn, lo•lng their beads, n<cenclcd the lowe..,., killing and wounding numbc·no of the garri!!Oo; mnking pri~oners tho<e who escaped from the 8word. Ilu•·ing taken the fort, Shah lloo•o.in plnecd men of trn•t o~cr the trcrumw, and the following morning he divided mach monc•y amongot hi• "cpoys; and placing hi• own •haw in the treasury, he mllhd hi• bridle in the direc­tion of Oorh and Bui<Jmr. He arrh·ed at Bukkur in fifteen da)'l', and gelling there, be wa• ,·ery happy.

A~ Acc:nt'T or ~1Er.au SBAD llae .... , GOI\O AGAt:'-!IT ..,,D C..t..rrL&a:<v

M ooLTA,, ...._,o orTu& il.a.fi.3:ACRF: oP Ttu: l~R411TA'(TI.

In thr lattrr dlly• of 932 (·'· D. 1526), nn account of the death of Sttltan \(ahomed Lungah. quarrel• and di •en•iono aro•e among•t the AmN·r nnd hio relation•. En•ry one •trength~ncd himself in his own phec, and all took themselv~ away from li•tcning to the ordero or othrno. At that time tioltan Hcx>snin WUft young, ancl in the hands or I:H111iLh SooJiln Bookaree, :t.nd the ladies of Lungoh : he w .. unable to do onything. On thi" account, much discord, violt•ntt•, to king nway other mrn'ft wh·r.-, &c. nro~c. Seeing this, I he in(ltwntinl nu.m amongst the Zominduro wi•hctl for •ome other ruler. At thot time Lungur Khan went "' Hboh Hoo~o.in, dc!<Cribing to hinl the •tatr or the COitntry.

The Mco·rza had prr..-iously <'Oosidered how he coulclthrow the nOO!'e nr conque•t ,.., ... the parat>et• of !\Joohan; and on hc•ariog what Lungar Khan oaid, hi• w i•be• on tbi• subject were otrengthencd.

l!ft\ing rnacl~ up hi• mind to man:b agalnot it, be •ent \lahomed :m-kern Turlchan in atlvance.

The [,nnl!llh•, hearing of the approach n( the l'rghoon•, after delibera· tion, ... at Sh.U .. h f•maol 1\orai•hee to make p<'llc,, He arrived at,:\lo,.., wh~rt' he had an inter .. iew witb Shah lloo•ain, who •howed him aU tbe honour ana revere nee he could, giving him mon•y (or hia entertain· ment. Tht· Shaikh ~poke to &trengthen the root or I>C"nce, but no benefit aroae from thi•. fie then so.id to Lungur Khon: "My relations are Ill Tnua; •end 111e there." l.angur .,mentioned thi• to the ll!ccrzn, who cnmpliccl with •b~ raqnest: and the Shnikh obtained le11v~ ro proceed to Rind, and n villngr• near Tauo was given to him in Jugeer. From tloru.- l"hah lloo•ain proc~eded toward• Mooltan \Vhon hi• force< drrw n• ar, "'""" aoxjety fell upon ;h• utrn uf Lung~ h. all or wborn

105 • betook tlll'm~rh·rs in, ide lhr fort. At thnt time Lun,::ur Khnn, "Ito wlll' w11h I he \ ' rghoons looting 'l'huuee Khulw:Ul, brought rnnch grain, cattle, and other things to the army. "oohan wa• •nrroundcd, and 6ebtiog commenced on both ~ide•. Thr king aent one of hio br. tbel'lJ to Shah Hoo a in, with Shaikh Soojan, •aymg that be ·••nnltl ubcy nrtl.r~. Mecrtll reertvrd him with mncb kindne~•, •aying-" Trll yonr brother to come out nf the fort 10 ,.i•il me, to agrrn 10 obey my urtlrr~, nnd I will •how him every kindne••· I will then leave the fort in hit hand., and torn the bridle o( my iotentiOD$ to return baek.'' 'l'ht·af', tctoroin!!", told wh<u hod p.t.-cd; bu1 the Lungnh•, "itb mncb pridt•, would not lrn¥e the fnrt, and they .!••libcrnlcd how to get rid of their tncmie~. They lighted thr fire of wnr by throwing open I be gntc•, nod taking in their hnnd• IIH'ir bows nncl nrrow•, and •word•. They fought very well, killi~ •orne of I be Urghoon•. 'I' bus tbe fire uf anger bt•c11tnc ignited in Shah J[,.,,aoo: he pitched hif' tent h> the e!l>IWatd of the fori. oppo-.ile rhc Sh:un:e q:th·~ Crt'("ting bath.·rittfl nround thf' day. From llolh >ide, tht• fire of b;llth• bla<rd, and lh~ arrow~ and bnllcl• began 10

r.u like rnin. There W:\.!1 lighting dnily. During lhi• lime, gmin becnmc \t:ry PCClrt'C in tho t'ily, LIO much so, thai one znnuml (\loohnn Weight) of it W(l• pricf!d ftl 100 'i'uokah ... ancl one COW the Nllllr j in tbU manner thin~t• were !'Old, 'l.•ny men eat the hides of caule, which were nol lit to t·at, and if the lle•h of dog• enol cah fell inlo I heir h"odl!, I hey lookccl llf><>n il n• the nw.11 of kids. Sh .• ikh boojcu> Bwk&l'l'e had Jtlnced Jadnh ;\lohelwc in ctllnmand o•·er 3,000 fo.>ot k•ltlietll, (Ktbh:l­lt•t•f'. figllting lHl'D of I he town,) who \\'Cft! Cht• gnrri,on. 'rhil llliW u( iJJ.,. fc•rtunt', wirltmu con~itlf·r.l1ion, coterec.l rlu,jl!tt tuJU"'t'!l wlu·rt! he t"Ven 4'0-pectt'd thrrr '\\".3" gr.ain, hkttiuf( lhem. On ftC'CUUDt or thla CX•thlucr, lh~ 1""" ('<'t>JII• mi-NI tbc·ir han•l• in "''Pt•lit'!ltion: "Ch!lng•· 11 good, hn" .. ~'·er il t.'clffll"• upon "''" 'l'hey pmyrtl for lhe decllne of the rule of the Lungnh•.

In short, the men or ~hmhrua ~trf'ugthcnf'd ttwmftelvc-e (ur dC'nth, en-tina them t·hToc. (rom the w til" into the ditch bot• low·. ~hal• ll~~ain, hearing of thit tll~lrt-""~ on accounl vC hunger, forb aJe tf\.1 dettruction of tho~e who att~U in tbi• m!lnntr.

By rc11>10n of th<' .careityal •ul'l'lir•, the \me.-n of ~r ... .;:an probibttetl B.ny fr..:»m l·nllng to the full; the)" ortlcn·c.l tho ~opl~ tn •tJb"l•l them~ •ch·l:''i npnu till' water iu whid'-t grain wo• f"tH1kcd. \\'ht'n &lwy hnc) l.cen be•icg< ,1 fur one Hor, 11 . ,. l> ··amo dt»" Uflt>D dr~lh-tho knife hod re:u:bed 11><• bono. ·On the lltb• of'"""' lr~""""·>hn~ ·!I I"' }'f'at !133 flijr<e (• . o. 1.'):?6). the bravo men ol tb I rgbooo r ·, • mf'licd rnmny of lht't bociJ~s 0 ( thrirenemil"l of lift:, bJ'Ihn blow t•f rL r •rruw$, emd in the m'•rninl{. pulling fort~ ~r·~' 8trf'ngth, lhty broktt do\\"0 thtt l.ohtuee l(.ltt•, , 0 c.J galut•d an c•nlrllDCt* 11110 11tr '-'llf 'l'lu: huuUs o£

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plundo r 1><-lnjlthen dm\\'D forlh from the•lce\~• of \'iulene~,eommrnc~d Jootin~ nnU mn"'sacuinq.

A lith~ inbabitnntsof the town from tht• Dl(rof ••n·n to thotof •t>venty u·rre cnnfin ... t, and ench occnrrcncro befell thr ~loohaneu, th:ll it rcmindccl them of the la.st day: they •eorrted thcm•elvr• in tbe mona~h·rit ~,,(their most Racrcd !aint~.

Ten ., twdvc uny• after the plnoc hnd bN·n gm·n up IO plunder, 1\lohib Ali 'l'nrkhttn, taking somr men with him, Wt•nt to theoo monnl!· teric• of tlw •ninte, looting the people, nntl >t•lling fire to the builtlings. 'l'hc blood of mnny WM •t>ilt in the•u. Numbers uf tho Lunl:,''fihs and Moohnnt•co WNC tlt••troyed in tutu gt•nt•rnl •htughu•r. ln the plunder, many prrriouo Jewel•, ond money nut 10 I><' eonntrd, fell into the bonds uf the '!ugnl•. Aftor tui.., tbe fire of !Ulger wao e<><•led in :lfcerza Shnh llaoc.ain: lu: ohowed pity to tbo!!<! "ho hnd e•cnped, giving orders to take up the bodieo of the dead from the .areell, nod to bury them in pill, and from that time none of b~ men wens allowed to lift their banda ngainot them. Mnkhdoom Shaikh Buha·<>D<I·<I~cn brought Sultan Hoo.ain and his ti•ter to Shah HOOS3in, who mado them both over to the eare of :ltnhomcd !'lliskcen Tnrkban, who 1nnrricd the lmdy, taking he.r brother into his bosom, as if be bad been his own"""

•rwo month• after the conqucH of tbi~ city, intend•ng to return to llukkur, Shah Hoosain placed ll1l governors ov~r 'loollan, Do•t i\leer Akboor, nnd Shums·ood-decn Nakhwnno~, with 200 horsemen, 100 topcchct8 (men with fire·orms,) and 200 fuounon. lie fined Shail<b Soojnn Booknrec, and the slaves of consequence of Sultan lllnhomcd Lungnh, laking from them nil the money tht•y t>o•••~•cd. lle then turned townrtl• Bukkur, where, llfter hi• arrival, o. petition .urivcd from tbe ,\nlcert o( 'fotta, with these content<: "Khungar hM the intcn· tion to bring a force a~o•t Ta.tt:t.'' On rtcrhing this new@. tbe l\!eerza marched to go there. Dost :II err AkhtJ<or anti Shnm•·ood-deen, who were loft at ~luollan, remained there nc trly eleven month•, when Lnngur 1\:ha.n, U"Jt!\taling himselr, went ""''•lY 1u tlar prr-tnce of !l!ahom~d B,.>•ur B<&ct.bab, wbo rc~ehed him with honour. Af•~r thi.c, Shah llooa"in wrote a petitioo to Babnr Bad•hoh, malung .\l(,oltno over to him U'& pre•cnt, nnd Dost Meer .\.khoor and hi• companions eamc to Bukkur. Babur Badshah phlced \looltnn '" the bond• of l\labomcd Kammn. '

.r-\:w A<"eou~ I'" or Su.\U lfoOt~.uN'B vr AR WtTU K IIU~OAR, IN TUK DIR&CTJO~ • OF KcTcn.

I buc bcfnre mentioned, that o.t tho tim~ whrn Shah lloo!oin had retumr-t) to Bukkur, tl pclilion carne .Crom the ~\tnrrra o( 'I'attaJ UJing th:u 1\bungar wa• preparing to come nl;aiutt thrro Sb11h Iloo•:UII

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inmlrduuely Wt"nt an that tlirrction with t'<peclitinn On trrann&:" near it, umbruasadora rnme to him from Khungnr, P.\ying: ht\ty r~lation Ame"r Amravco Willi (ormorly •lain in your qnnrrel•: my pcoplr collected to toke their revenge, but you had gont• to take l\loolton, nnd C pre"t'ned yonr r~patation in .not eomiag upon ~our familin at that timt :'\o'-'" it i~ neces~.:uy for you to m3ke pcnrt-, and to ghc me a portion of Sind; if not l will mnke W<U' with ynn." ~lernn Shah IJoo,niu reJlliNl: "There ill no otht'r longungt~ for me t'lrrpt w·nr. Tlw !'lain wl•ieh I colour~d ,..;th the blood of ,\one-. .\mrnce •till retains the mark or the blood or him, and before your arri......t, I am coming there." Shah Hoo•llin, leaving some truoJl" :\1 Totll> to proteot tho fnmilies, mctrched against Khuognr. llaving l'""'''•lthe int~rrncdiate ...... r, be cam~ near Kutch, where the r .. ilure or ~rain en me UllOD hi• army, from u·hich bis penplo bo•cftme mneh di•tr<"• ,J, Shah lloo•ain nnd nil his chirfa agreed th.tt it wllll ndviHI..Ic (,, them to llll3clo. Khnngnr from fuurdireetion•, llnd thnt whoever by chnnc~ fir.t frlt him, tho!ll~ who "·ere nt':Lr should come to hi~ &!l!"i-tane('l The fir!l ctf tht""r bodiro directe•l lli'On the 1'nc1ny ..-a• tlr·u of Suh•n 'lahoooc•l !\baa Bnkro·t•; tbe I<!Cond was that of Mct•r Furookb ; 1n the centre wu Shnh Hoosain hirnoelf; and with the fuurtb were Mecrz:t Er•a o.nd !\!t•cr t\ btek. Khung11r only ren•ivetl new• o( Rh·•b lloo•.tin nlunc cooninJ! wilh n weak force, ~ • ho rnsrch•·•l with l 0.000 men, horot' and foot, in hi~ di~etiott. By chanrc, mut"hin~ alonJ.:, the noiH! of tbe ben ling of Nugunho reached the en~ uf Sulton \[ •home• I, who •~It! to hi" men: u ... rho noi~ofth«'> Nugamh euln\!:J co my car,.." .Atl t•\prt•ued their wonder Ill AUrh being hrud in the jun~le. Hr thon again fw!lrd I he noil!-• ~ and s~nt wm~ peoople to 1bc top ••f a h,l!, In look about, an,J bring tht• newt'. 'rbc ... e brought wt>rd thftl 1\'hun;::-:'\r was mo\ in,; "1th 2

lnrg<~ furco tcnvurtl• Rhnh lt«•otnin. Tho ;\[ccrzA, hRving tu·nrt:J uf I hr. al•rtm:-wh or th~ ~ncrny lt)\\"tlrds him_ mnrthrcJ quit"kly wilh hi• lf04'Jl' to mt:t"C bun . In the me:tn umt- ~ah1n \I .aluunc,J. lr::n;n~ rome n n"~~ .. arriYt••l In frL)UI ur Khnng.u. Jle thtn Rnl A folirnJp·hol·lrr to Shah JIUO!I:Iin, !:it\ Sin~: H J)o UOI AtfYRUC'C (mm \\ htre yt1U Ito j C. ott \\IJIJUJ,!, l \\'ill 1lr.1 n_Uo\\' him 10 cumt Uttnn yon." lfu al!"o N nt n J\:d~ul lo \leer Fumn~h. 1o come up quick. \\·h•n J>hnp~r·· (crc ... • me 1n •i ht of lhf'ir (ut"• th~\' dism•Juntt~c.J (rom tbe.ir h' ~~. (ornun~: l•nt_~9 an•f I \Lang their ahi:ltl~ ~ntl •1.ears in thtv handR, t.ed &bcrn•tiY'ca to e tr:

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by the cod~ oftht•ir wubtcltJII1s. ~ul1o.n \f thonu•<l (tirr•·ll"'ltbc- brnve men vtilb him to take nothing in tbrir JJ! atl.! t..uhthrir bo"" :t1h~ rtnow Jn tbit' m!lnoer there "' .. g001J tigbtiost for hu, ,.,, thrtt.'! L~JUnt. Khu nt:~ r·s lWt> leruhng liDf'l'l l..cl"!ame ft10tf (,,r the 4.!:ft,6'1t@: of tb~ hra\tr m en of S11han ~lu1u:mu.·.tlike pi~t!on ... : th,, rcm~ntlt t u( h11 tttX)pt f•l:.t('t•rJ l h (" l t l.t~ t :11 n

lb~ c.lrrcctionul n.ght. •od lh ..... t·, ruu.uiog ... ".,.came UJtOU 'Let t Fuwvl,b

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whn m:utr ~me~ n( thf'm "~ith his oc.tbre:--. Tl1e tmora rcmallh•cl there tbat ni~ht; the nut morning tbe wbole went forth to Jllunclcr the ,·illsa:rcs an•l country, m~kiost many priMne~ and number• of hol'co, cnttlc nf rul sort•, ftOtl (lfOl~rly of Ynriom kind•, fell into '"" hBnda of the -.epop. Shah llooeain, returning with rietory, nni•ed at T&ttn.

AN Acf'OUtcT or Hoona.voos B,.oSRAn oorso AOAI~I't Gczt:IU.T, Al'I'D o•

TU£ MARcu op ~~ &&RZA SnA.n llooru.IN lN Til AT nun:CTION, AORl!&.ARLY

TO 1111 0RD&K8.

fn the year 912 (•· o. 1635), Hoomnyoon Bnd•hnh, Inking nnmeroca forces from Delhi (e~1>ecially o.gain•t Infidel•), mnr<'hcd lllJOn Chiuore, ncar whieh were .node 6"ed places for the royoltcnto, At that time Sultan Bahadoor Guzel't\tce wrote ft petition tn tho B·•d•hah io behalf of thr RnJa of Chittnrr, •bowing forth his ~inccrhy; but Ill the Iotter end or tbi•, tome h1U1!h word• appeared ; secinll' which, the heart of the king was offrndcd, and be turned the bridle of the intention of hi• bor.., toward a warring with Sultan Bahadoor ift G "~"""'• nntl gcuing o,·er tht country, he arriYcd there, looting nod killin;, ns he went. On thi• account Sultan Babadoor "'tnt too. bonder

During lloom <yoon·~ progre~ he wrote o. Firmo.n to Mccn:o. Shab Hooso.in, telling him to prescr,.e the ways of friendship, to torn hi~ fnce in that direction, nnd to halt near Pnttnn, from wh~nre he wru~ to write a petition 10 him, when he must do n• he might be ordered. Sbnh Hooallin, with " very lo.rge force, marched from N n~urpoor by the way of Rndhunpoor, on Puttun. Khizur Khtm, who wo.• th~ llnke<•m in the fori there, on the p~rl of Sultan B.dmdoor, retired within his fortre~; •ering which, the Ryuts drove thoir flock8 nnd herd~ to a distance. Snltan :\{nhomrd, taking 500 bor<r, Jlrorco·din.; in o.dvnncc, arriYed at ? ko• from l'nnun, where he hlkd, •rnding Jnn Ali back to Shah Hoo•ain. He 10ho oeot Jooaid and Joonnh. DhareJ""• to Khizur I\ han in the fort, .,,ying: "Shah Hoo.ain bas come witb n •·n•l force ; it i• bettrr for you to go nnd make your fort over to him, and remove your f4u>ili..s whereYer yo11 please." Kbi:ror Kh!lii ··nt hark \\'ord, tbnt Sultan &ho.door wa• alin at Gnrn~l (Joonagur), and thM he <lid nol •t"c how It was n•••••:vy for him to give up the fort of l>nuun to the 'lo:;:uls of Sind. T htoe two then went to the mother of Khiznr Kbnn, telling her whnt Sultan Mo. homed hnd snid, add in[' thatthoy did not think it proper Cor them ''' return withonttl\ltiog some present from her to him. Tbe mother of JShi'"•ur Kh110 sn.~-'""~•tll is your n.dvire 1" These replied thnt it wns fitting for her to send one lnkh of Foro>fthnhee• for the en· t•rtainmeot of Shah Hoosain, and thirty thou•and fur Rultan Mahomed; and, ir you will give thi•, we willtn~c away the ormy. In •hort, •he alit ..... laoh and thirty tbon•o.nd Fe.ro%8babeo• by hrr men of treat.

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The followiDA mornin~ Shoh Hoo,.,in orm~d 01 ""m~ hi~h ,;ronnol ncnr Pl\ttnn, when Suhnn Mnhomed en me to him, n·quc,.HnJ: perm~~~~it'n to proceed in Ddvnnce. Shah lloo•nin rcplit•d that it wa• preferable to send I!Ome one to the king, to acquaint him of th~ir arriml thort, and thor we will go wherever he nrdcno n•. Ut• sent nn Urzro bv A bdool Koodoos to the king. At thM time men arrived, brin,r ng · pr.-ento from Khiznr Kbnn to him. Tic remninod tht•re liftt-en dl\) "• in which time Sultan llfahomed went to '{ahomodalr\<1, plunderin~r the country, when much money and valu.tble pr•>pcrty fell into the h>ndo <>f th· upoy•. ~leer Furookh "'that time repreFrntccl to Sbn.la lloo•nin thOI "When the royal ordero arrhed for us to !{O and encomp with hi• highness' nrtny, th<•rc will be no other medicine for us but to do "''• nn.l it i" not pm~r for n' to an thrre, btetutJ~:t~ the B:t.dfhnh ghe• much money to his trOOI)!I fnnn the weahh of Cinzemt, and there i• rnuch ''alu .. ble property \\'ith tlic Chnghttreyuh ,\me<•ra. Jf our Ur!fhoons n.nd 'l'urkhnns sc~ this, they \\ill DOl f'C"UlAio with ue, m3Jly rlfen will go ""'"Y· It i• better thl\1 1ve tnrn the bridle of onr intentions bllck to Sind. Thi• wa• appr.ncu of by the Mcer7.M nnd nllthe chief•, o.nd determining to abide by it, he sent nn Crnc to the king by \ !ecru K:u.im Beg, ~aying: "I cnmc here with n lnrgc force; now I hllvc received n petition from the .\ntc•·,... of Taun and Bnkkor, wbo I(• II me tbnt the Knlumtccs and Gun~cs (Z.-mindnro) h<lving uoembltd, men are looting the country, And mueh dif'tord ho" 3riPrn; for tbit~ reMan my ~turn there i• ncccc-..uy.'' lloom"yooo v.·u plundt.'riD,gth~country,

• nnd twenty days Jlre1•inu• to hi• :mivnl nt \bmeunbnu 1-!hah llnooain hnd ltlrned bnck from 1' ttun. Tb;. wa• in ~~~ early da) • of 91~ (•. P.

1,)3S). He retnroed tu Tuna by R•dhnn1>00r, looting o.nd •laying the

Jhnn·J L• nncl S,.l..h• fJI h pa ,1.

. ..-\"C' Accoa ~T OF' n.-.r·~· All u. lM..t.\'0(\:'( (TJJS: ~!'(or 04.81'& nu.-rHA)

DOI!'(O TO !';t:'fn1 A:\D or 'ls£1 "~u'n lloo!l.ll~',.. a:~Kf'n' w-n.u nur.

\\'hrn. io tbo yrar 9 17 (•· P. J;"HO), Shrrc Khan \(S!h~n, comanunly collrol Forced, tbe •on of llu•un \fghan, beeamu rcbdltow an the C!Wltrn conntrie~, on the lOrh ,( 1\luhnrrnm flf that YC!'Jt'• lloom·lyoon m:ucbt'd agun't !.im. There ""rc 1\\0 or thrf'e bAIII•·• brtwef'n lln:-m on the rivrr .roo!"\'\ In 111hort, th«lr•'Y"'I nrmy 11.118 d~(C!lted, -.:hf'D the kinl( tomf'd the bridle ()( bi• intcn1ione hl\\n.rtl!l Juwnnpoor, wh<"nrf' wiah expedition h· ,....,., tu A!l'fl'. ln ta. pf,yi " '" ;rrar (9.16T, ~h~h ~fooeai_n •cnt Mcer A beck l'r11htJOD to B uhhnb llo•>m•y•>on, otTenn!f has <'<>nltnllulati<ollJ! <>n tbe conqorol uf 611zrnt and lknl(t.l ; he .U... oent ~ferr Kboooh )[ahmnc•l l'rgho" n lll'lth a simtlar rncs""!!n I<> Mecru K"tni'DD on Ius con,1uc>t of Xattullbur, and the dc•trutttun of .\n•war

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I\ loon Roolh of lloc•c were good toepoy•, men uf "i•tlom ontl council. Wh•n " .. N .\bt-dt prr•rnled himoclf 10 1h1• king, •ccin~e hi• carelc><oeg and priolo·, he undt'l'-lood 1ha1 1be for~ign ·~!><>),in o. ''""' lime would write in thtoir h<"zlrt!lt tbe word~ or muliny. \\"ithout ukio~ the P"rrui,;inn uf !he Ling, be lcfl his nrmy, cun•·•ying him•elf "·itb greal dilijlNleo In Shnh lloosain, who, on lll'aring of loio nrrh·nl, became nn~inn•. \\'hen :\leer Abcek had an inlcrvicw wi1h him, he IL:!kcd wb&t had uccnrr.·d; he wplicd : " I found 1hc king in onoh di•ordcr, tbat in a "'""' limo !lor rebellion• t>cat>lo will fin•! 8lr~ng1h ogain!l him; undcrMnlh him I hew will be roads of di~cord; nnd I hove come lo give thio n~w~, tlmt yon mny be on the alert." Shnh llooorun •••era! limes oummnncd hi• nobles to I he n•:;embly, to dclibemt~ "ilh thrm. At that 1imr thr n~w• of 1hc defeat of lloomnyoon nrri•·r•l, whC'n nil gave great crro.lit lo !he wisdom of )[eer All<'ck, prni.iug him much. It ""'" decide<! "I"'" lo leave !he country, and dc•troy the cultivntiuo from Ooch 10 Dukkur on both oio.le• of tbe ri<er.

"'hen the new• of the Oight of !he Linl!' Will' rnnlirrneo.l, be erect..! buildinl{• in four gnrden~ al Bahurloe, and t>laeing iu tbc•c nil tbe requi .. iu·:c, with munirioo.s of war, he cau~ed all the eountTy nod tow-Qj: about Bukkur 10 be cntir•ly deo<>ned. In tho mind• uf Shah Hoo~:>in and hio p•·oplo it became fixed thnt the king would come to Sind, be­cnu••· )lerr¥a Knmrnn and Meerza Uskurec hnd lef1 the pnth• offriend· •hi11 townrds him. When, on tbc lsi Rubec-ool· Awul, !1-17 (•· o. 16~0), the king nrrivcd nt Labore, all his brelhren nnd noblcft were collectco.l !here, but!hrPc httd not ~'<lined knowledge, !hough tlwy had 1eco whal hnd ocoum•d; nntl !hey did not bind the gird It• of lnllb oroooo.l the loins or •t•iril; ao much ~o. that one day Khwnjn Koo.lnwuod i\Iahomed, lllccr .\bo.lool Buga, and other men of con•cqucnco in the kingdom, <»ot'ntblcd 1ngcthcr, and wrote a bond offriend•hir> between tbcmseh·e., to whirh all tho~ Amee..,. pot tbeir •i,II'Dalltrr• •• wilnrs....,•. 'Vhen thi~ bond wa• ~rfr<t, the~· collected to dclibcrnll·, bnl th••ir hmgunge wu not frum thrir lu•.<rl•: oo thi• accouol I he &•smnbly bruke up, and tbe matter on whirh thr): ,. . .,c d•·liberatiog ..-a. unlini•hrd

In the lnlll'f dny• of Jumadee~-Sa.nec 917, llonmoyoon Dad•hah. ~Iecru ;\luho10ed Kt1mron, i'!lahomed llnrndal \lcerzo, witb o1bcr Jlrince• ROd noble•, and alllbe army, cro .. etl thr ri•·rr at Lt1bore, and Shere Khnn drew nenr tbnt cily The 4-fghnao a1re1ched forth the hand of violt•ncc ngnin•• the llloguls wherever they found !hem, tooling t1od de01roying I her. families an4 prtper.y ; for this rctuon the whole of the l\log•ll•, having joined IToomnyoon, wenllownrds Knbool. 'Vhen they reaebed thr Chunab, lllahomed Karnmn Mcer~o, and :\lohomed U~kurrt Meeraa, wilh Khwaja Kodawond ~fnhomrd """ Khwnj'' Abdool llak, ... ilhuut I he l'<'rmi@oioo of !he !Jog, luruco.l their r •••• townro.l•

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Knoool. 'l'he king. being lll'lple•., went in the dirertinn of llhrruh, when ::l!nhomed Sulton ;\lcrrzll, and lllug Merna, 6-:e ol•o ••r"r.tting ti.Jcm ... ell"t"' (rom tht• king. jttiocd .Mahomed Kr\,nran \lrtrz:t. )I,,...HDA·

)<l<ID, •eeing the enmity of hi• brethrt•n, on tho l I or Rnjub of th.tl) ""'· turned the bridle of his in1<•nlions towards Sind. In the ln&t dny8 of Shabnn, the royal sr111y arriv~d at O·>eb, otar which Jived Buk boo Lungnh, 10 whom t!tc• king •<nl by lk!l' .\!abomecl Bnkawul, and l<ocbnk Bog, n hnndsome Khilnt ond Firman, grnnling to him thn title of Khan Juhsncc, nnd Jlfe•rntin~e bien \\'ith 11 •t:u.dard 11.0d :-lngnrah. On thi• n.·count he •cot to the Bad.hnb many boat.• foil of grain, bot hc d1<l n~l tnko the fortune of no interview with the king. Hoom:tyoon, with his noble,., and some of his forcc8, proceeclud toward• Sintl, Md tho J•lacco for the tent• of hi• troop• were made about Rorce. He him .. If, "·ith much bnJ>pine.s, went to rc•idc in the acnrden• (Chu Bngh) of Bnborloe, which bnvo no fellow• in \'Crdure ancl t•lt•gnocr. l're,.ionl to thio Hnltllll \Inhumed had cleMed .Uithe coUJltry abont1 •trrngthencd the furt of Bukkur, underneath which he bad collected an<l ""cuwcl all th• buac,. When the royru nrmy cnmc to Rorre, the king ... nl a J.'irtnan h> ~ultan '!ahomcd 10 tbi~ efl<ct: "You mn•l ec>me and lind furtune by ki~·iog the my:>l thn:•bold, and drli•c r up the fnrt to th~ king'• ""JlO) '' He replied: "I nm the servant uf ~Iccrzn Hhah lloo-ain; until hc C<lmes to tbe royal preseorr, my going tbcn• would not be in necordunl'4.' with the rules of eating · alt, and wothont the order of """""' tibah H••• 'lin, it i• not proper that I ohoohl gi•·e up thi• fort ," Tb·· king held him CXCUi'Cd. Onlin bf"~tiooing tn bertuoe• !'lC:tf't't' in the• impt•riul (;uuap,

Mchtur L"- hrur, the \leer lht ''· wt-nt In ~uh.an :\£altomNI. infvrrning him of thilll circorn .. tance, \\ho tbt"n ~nt suo Lur\\"'IS or ,.:rraia for tbe army, and ~omcthing for tht Mn•umption of th~ l..ing, wh11 nppro•·•d of 1h11 nurntioo.

In tbOM day• Jloomayoon .,.nl Amrrr Tolur Sudnr and Lumun Jar Brg, who were in hi• conficlrnce, "' Mec"'·' !'lbnb noo .. in :tl 'fnll•. \\"riling and pointing out the l'ltr~n,r1h (,( hl.tt goud will to\\~tlrt.h harn. nntl brin~iost to hi .. rrr.:ollrction lu• 'inrcrhy to Rabur Bad!th.,"lh. Ontbc.r arrivni, Rh.\h Jfoo~nin recei\·coJ them wath mnr.b h•'oour and dhunc:hon. 1 lc drtermint•tl in lu" heart, th:\1 as the king hacl roml': •n.rhi• dirr"tion, It" n.~ proper (or hitn to mskf"i nver. (, r tbt> e:xpc-:.asr• of rhr roy~l (nnuly. thr C"oantry (rom JJ.sl lh K"un.lrt .to B:t.torah,• on tbe OJlpNIIO ~h]t' of tbe rh·t·r, and that aftrr 1urnnf{t.'mt•nl._, ""'·rt~ m·ulr, 11 v.:oulrl be proper fe~r him 10 prcoent bim••·lf '" JIMmny&n 'll •d•h•h li e alto_ proJ"'.,.cl to h~on If, aftn the tcttlcm~nl of a!Wr•. and !aU •uh kl lte ~IDI:. to ttk~ a (urce tO t"Onquer C1t1Z~r.).t, anJ. then to rtlarn t.ck aga1n . Jlan ng

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arrnnJ(ttl mntlt·r~ 1n thi!4 way in hi• ,,wn mitul, h('t f.t•nt S,haili.h ~ll'f'rult. Pooran(·t• anti \h·<'rZ:t Ka~irn 'l'igha~r •dth \:ulu:•bk P"-"'"'·nt' to tll~ khll{~ 'Tht<tC T\"("civ~J honour by makin~ tlwlr S lll1m1 tu hi., rnyaJ ~tghnr• neAr Bukkur, rcpJT•eoting h> him the I(O<kl faith of Suoh lfoo .. :\in, nn1l dt•hYC"rin~ hi! petition. lt ... cuntt·ot~ Wt1re thc~e :- •• The <"ountty nf Bnkkur nJiords PmaJI protln•·c; the tnritnry of Chncbgan io •nprrior to Bll in cuhivntion : it is proper for the kingdom (king) to tum !lor brielle of intention thnt way, and to tnkc po,.t•••ion of it, o.s there the ••t"'Y" nml animals will experience no di~trt••'• an•l I sb(lll be in tho •·ieinity of !he king. \VeoJcb and fortune nru my frit•ntls hy your cuming hJ thitt <·ountry: in a short tim~, rcml)vin~t """'J)icion fr\)m my brcMt, I will gntbcr forcune by ki.-ing your olirrn1•·" Batbhah lloomayuun in the fir• I inslftnce ga•·e 11t<IN~ to write 10 Hh.•h Hoo~o, to inform him !hal be will act as he ~n!lg<•tetl ; hue nftcrwru'dtt, in privatt, the mini~tcr.c petitioned him in OPJ)OIIition lu what Slu1h Uoo-.aio had wrilltn, •~yin!(: •· \\'bat i• the m•aning of lhio, th3t lte mtnti<>ns tht Dftlll<'ll of town• and villages ? H he wao111 ht•oort the wcll-wi•hcr vf the king. why doe" be not mak~ O\'er furl~ •~ n. J•re~t"nt, that we m3y lfflVe' in tlu•m our (amilie~, and go to eonqutr (;n.;<t·rut ~ Uot'~ h~ not ~t"~ tht\t ~hnc 1\h •n, our cormy, is siuiog over oor hr.ul~ tU Lahore? 1'b:lt

which lu- proJl(l.4C& it cJL-.~lant from rectitude nod C"oncnrd!' lloomayoon, ufu·r thi•, turnl'(l his face towaods surrounding llukkur, on heBring tht• news or which, Rbah Hoosnin rcmarkcU: ":\ly lu~art iR nt co!'c wilh n••p•ct to Bnkkur, bceau!!<l the king will "'" qui! till' garden• nt Dnburlur, tlw giv~rs of conlonlmunt to the lwnrr, nntl of hnr•pinu"'" to tbc hrnin, co •it down befurc Bnd conquer it himOL•If, nncl nothing "'ill be> clont• h)· thu~•· noble~ whom he may "<"nd 10 lx•.,.it•,;:t• it." Prior In this, Rult.\n )hhomed, lc·avin~ l\leern Jnne<· 'l'nrkhnn, nncl other chief• of t'unfidentt•, ln chn.r;,te of Bukkur, bad prnC•'«"'l~d to ~chwiMian, cau .. ing that I'"" of the rountry lo ~ d~!!Crlc<l, a.• the oth~"' hnd been collr~ting nil the gn•in and other thin~t• to:.:•·tht"t nntlcr rovt•r of the fort !here. About th:U time lhl' n•ma1ndcr of the- ror.tl ltOt,JlS tun-inK come from ~IBthelnh, arrived Bl Rorcc on the ~hth of R omnn, !117 (.\. o. 1:}10), enrnmping n..Ur tho hills there. Sneb of the llhart·j~• nntl ~ • ..,r) utr<,

"ho had remainetl uut"ide about the cuuntr), can1t!' nntl n·c·C'l\·etl houdur, by lxmiog lho·fr hrad' in lhr prr•rnre of lhr kong. On Fridn) he went to the cnll~g~ e>f Mecnncc ; tb~ d>)~ following he rt•tnrnrtl to the gnrdrn•, by the light of !he Mtn of hi• cuunlen~nce upon which, JCalun-y WO!\ cnu~l·d tel Pnrnc1it<e. .. -Tho king~oigl>ly appro,•ing of thos~ gard.u• Bnd thc·ir buil<linl(•, ttll hi• lhr.•m 1\f¥1 his noble& re~icied tht·r~, nnrl in th~ vicinily. Atc~fZ·' \"ad,t('r X:t~ar rem·•iuttl in tlu- eol1t·se "' Rur~·r, betwt•r•n which :1nJ Uabur&o., there fttc Bbuul 3 kos. lo l~i. '1•3C~ lllllht• rt>ylll ft>r~c· W<""

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encamped. We henr from men of weight, that th'el<! namberod two lukhs of men. On Fridny Jloomayoon went 10 the l\hujid, •nying tbe pntye~ of tbe doy there. ll.i.o namo was read in the dioconrtte in the Mu•jid . On tbnt tiny a poet in that Moembly pro•eoted to the king thi• Kyt .. h, by which gift he found much honour:-

"\\'ben I he impre»ioa (on coin) upon it• hr.art wrote the nome of Hoom:>yoon, the sun, for Cricndohip of him, filled tbe face of tbe imprcosion with gold.

"Thn.t pulpit which from the naming of hi• titles rcct•hes ornament, " On the top of that pulpit, J opitcr ••aile,.. purls!" From the pr-.eoco of the royoJ army, and other cirenmstanee.J; groin

beco.me very dear in the cold •ellSOo of tb~t year about Bukkur, •o much oo, tbat th• people gave up thrir lh-e• ia the o.nrch for bread; bearing of \\'hich, the king gnve much money from the treasury to lli Hpoys. One thin brend (Chuptltce) co~t 1 i\li•knl, i. •· 4 lltnshn.s and 3i Ruuees, M about 6 ann~!.$. "'hen grain hn.d become "" ocarce ,.. ool to bo pro· cured in the Lu•hkor. HoomAyoon ""at :\l.,.,ru lliadal IOwardo Pnttur, he bims~lf remaining AI Chnr Bagb for five or oix montla, b<·cause he thought the Shah lloo!aln would come and make his Mltuun, and do that aenic~ whieb it was pro~r for htm to do, since he had in the fi,..t in•tn.occ pnl'!!oed the path of enbmio•ioo. But the Crghoon nobles who were about Shnb lloosain, did notullow him to go ocur the king, torninl( him a",.Y frota the ruad to friendship; and seekiJI8 the wny• of delibenuinn, they found that the arrangement of their aft'ain laid iu enmity to the Icing, 110 they punmcd tht11 road which lead• to war. lloomayoon,lca,;ug Baborlo<', weJltlo Durbelab. After remaining the"' oomc time he proceed.·d to Panur, when be marrird Humudob llaDoc> Drgum, the daught~r of Shaikh Ali UkbCU' Jomee, one of die lll""ru Ilindo.l'• Sirdars. She W&$1'qual to Bilk••• (the Queen ofShrba). When all the grain and •appliu wem con•umed. tb<l king again toraed the bridle of his intention townrdo Bukkur. From not obtaining pia, much di•tn·~· fell upon the troup!!. After thi• i\lecrn Hiadal, Jeanng the kinj!. we.nt towards Ji:aad:ahar. At the inotlgarioa o{ bu Baltftm thert',·Kurachnll Khan. he wrote to llleena Yadp Nuu, lrritiag btm to go with him, llllVing tbat he obould espect to - bl,go oa tbc road. On 'rueadny the IBth of JDJIIadee-ooi·Awul, INS(.._ a. liUl), the ki..g went to the bouoe of !\leer Aboal Bap, wadiaf ltim 10 l&..erza Y ..Jpr N'aolr, giving him advice to quit the Jlllllt• o(reltelliM, and follow u,...., o£ fritnd•lolp. lllctr Abool weal 6 dtde~, and ~ !!!"~b trouble brought Mec.rza. Yadgar :Sulr witbia tbe nng ol ~a:!ia~ ltd heAd. In aabtniuioa. Tbe (o!Jowills day M~r "-boo! wu reiOrntag, of whteb eireullUit&llce the men In Bulckw beeomiag cognizant, they unt 110me of their poople Ia boah Ia lata (10111, wbo abowered tbelr arrow. apoa

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hmr Ia Ibis nli.Mli ~leer Abool Huga r.cci,·ed m3ay d~tp wound•. 'l'ho next <!.y he ra••cd from thi• wod•l of <Ieath to the world of life. From hi• death gnoat 10rrow cam•• upon the king. The fullowillg \\"cdncodny, lllc.-t!rza Yadgar Nooir, erouing the river, came 10 the p"'senec of Hoomayoon, 611din~ Conun~ by his interview with him. At that time lhe king gDYc hi• p<'m•i•olon Cor the depnrtufl! of l\leerza Shab Hoouin'o amb•uJ:>dorc, Shaikh Me~ruk Pooranee and 1\(ecna Ka&im, sending by them n Fim1aa, on wb1ch he wrot~ with hb own banJo-" A flu Saluam lo :\leetzll Sbnh llua8llin: ln this mattrr l will agrrc to your propoAilion, when you come- to my presence with B clean heart. lily Salum to )On. Enoogb!" l\leerza Shah lloo•aio wu ioelioed 10 visit the Badohah, but the willdorn of lhe Urghoon nobleo wu nene 10 """b a proceeding. Shah lloooaan con.sidered much on the aabjrct, lbllS delny occurred; .o much 110, that the king, leaYing 1\leerza Vadgar Na.ir n<llr Buklor, returned townrolo Sehwistan, cto.e to wbicll htl st:md.ord full of victory r.amc. At that time Fnzl Beg, tho brother of J\lomaiu K1m.n, nnd 'furlfoon B..-g, with abtml 1\\'t•nly fol1oWL'F!'1 going OD

a bo '• preceded the king; oe<'ing which, oome of the men in the fort nllied Conh ngainat tbem, who, dh!cmbarking, anackcJ and dro\·e them back 10 tbt' Killa.

On I he 1 ;tb Rujnb, lloomnyoon Bad•h:th •nC3mp<'d round lhc place, where tb~re were no buildin8", tr~e~. ur a hade for the ""poy•; u, p=iou IO hi• nrri~nl, thos~ whn bru.l ~harg•• of it, namdy llrer Snhlln Koole<! Beg, Mecr Shah Moluuned I rghoon. nnol othtr•, had deored nway all the g~orden• and buildinSl' nbo>nt it. Tho king havin!( bclt•aguered the fort, theinhabilllnto became much coolioetl-theiratfairs w• ,.. o•Ntnmed. lluring of lhb, Shah Hoouin, marching from Tatta, camr to St1DD, whent he JDad., PntrenchmenL., and coUecung many boa'-. he rncamped there. lleDding ~leer .Abeek L'rgboon lo Sehwiotan. who in th" night· It me, with- men, puooing through the ro) al artny byrhe heznr road. reached the fort. The news of bio ha•ing arrived fOilCbed the king'• forceo, after he bad gained the fort: he went 10 oeemtly, that information of hi• approa~b did not precede him. In the morning, lloomayoon p• orde" (or mine• I<' bc onnk: in abort, one 'bll8tioa w.t blown up: bat tile prrioon, ~ it fdl, tb,...w np anotb rd...._

The king then knew lhat tbe re!!Oarceo ol 'Ufllhoon~ were CaB ol lltrength. Be&id~ tht•, rhe appartlup, few ..p.ib.g the fort wu DO& preoenl. In ohort, hllVing be•ieg .. d It l!ir ..,.,... montbe, rhe time of lbe inundation, DJ(d tbe tea•on,!.:r 1731! -Qiodo, were approaching; morto.,.,

Hoooaliil hJOI el<>l<!d all the road~ by whieb oopplieo ooald come. reason• many Hpo~ bad deHrted ; anti enn oomo of tile

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ffoos:un, who gn,·e them much hononr,<~nd tb~n tent them t~ Tan a :u~u 1\tu,im. :md Ht>n~ajn went •>Jf to \ft•ctZil Yntlgnr, uwl lle kt113 bt·:u·d thlfl they \\'onld t:0 ofTu·ith him to 1\anoilh:tr Htor th<' king 1 fl \ odgar :\'n~ir Dt'ltr Bukknr, thr' own iu thut fl>rt twice went f•>rtb, nntl ntUcking hi• troop• '\\'hen unprepued. slnw M&homed Ali K:.b< ~""""• 11.nd Shrrc Dil Beg, ""side• Ulling and wonndin~ m~ny ott:~.... Th~c 1\\"0

afTutlll were condnetffi by 1\okuh Turkhan, Dost Malmmed, nnd olheno. The g:trrii!On ~nl'iffi forth n third I ~c ~ain•t their ell<":! •· falling upon thl!rn on the ~autfy gruuntl, uc:u Rort•('; but this 1uuc i\lr.erza Yadg:u-, gotn!( forth him!t!l{, >tretchrd fonb hi• band in .mcb n m~aner, that the Utlat•king party turned lht•ir fllo'e; in 1\igbt, BOIDC tbrowong themselves into the muer• of tbe ri<~r. M=y got on bo:>!$, u·Joich they looted, nnol nllowcd to ,;:o with the 'lreaon. \\'hen the news d thi• defeat of hi• men at Hukkur reached Shah lln<•·ain, hu lent Aoneer 1\oolce ~lohordar to .'llcerzn Yadgar, shaking the ropr of fncadohip, •t>ntling tlli~ nwco'"l\f:•' to him: " T hM·,. lh!~~ome oJ,J 1 nntl ,..,:ltl1 tbe ncrption of ono daasrhtcr, I hue no other c~ildre::>. 1 mnke the betrt~thal or her with ynu; fllr n 11-hort rirnr. I mny b:'\Vl: IO li\•t•, a.nd nJrer my death nil thi• eoontry wi I be yours. 1 will give yon mue~ wrnlth now, antl both of Of', uniting, wo will go ::1-nd conquer G ... z:cr:tt!' In •bort, lll~ri'Zil \'nJgnr :Xn•ir from tloio deceit of Shah I:loo•llin, ""roming '"''led, turned h1o heart In enmoty towarJ• Hoorn~yoon. wbo, ~cciug the minon!l 81ate of hi~ a.rmy. had fltDt UUlny 80t:~e.551VC tirnt;, 10

col! him; bot ha nlwnyo ""'"' b:>ck the rnesoenr;en with -.,me e-.eme or other. \\'ben th~ nrw' of hi• enmity rea. bed tbo king, he Ill oaee left ~chmot!lo, proceeding tou'llrd• BuUrnr, and on the way Kunbur B<•g t:rglooon, lnnving him, returned lo Seb.VJ•tan, and nuny O<poyo, from ~ttinr; notbin!r to cat. quilled thr royal nrmy. Jluo=ycon, arri<lng 111 Rorec, eor.nmprd 1be...,. 1\leC!l'r.l Yndgar :Xa.rr, bon:; helple••, paid hi• r<'peet• to the king. gino~ up to lrlm ~n tho ~rr.•t , be had ; bot thi:t "'" nol oufficient "' utisfy tbc cra•ia;• of the royal hooL >Vh~n the extremity of hunger come otp>n tb~m. the kong II! n: oome of his c<>afidenual prople to :<clnn Mnbotned, who nD:! 1n front to rnoc11hcm, ghing Kbil.lls to i\lahomed Bakawol, and tho otbu fC'rnn•• of tho ~iog, nnd F""""oloog money nnd gnln to tho allr'l,daiJII, .llr g>l~l! them their !ellYO. ,\{let tho departure of these chk ~~o noble• of Meettn Shah UOOMJo, .l!•embli.ug In the rcccpt•on·roo.~, d conned oo tb~ s"'>reity oi grain in tbe raynl namp, each u) log · O..ag~r. Sohan Mnloometl nfte.rwnrd• •eat eoo·l\ur,or~U of gt r ' O!e of the royal houocbold ; bot tho peopl~, from getting ~ .- loft the king'• erunp, di•pcruns o•·er Sind. lt!tc1y or thetltl pa ·cd oce route, nam~rs ~rishing (rom b>tngtt. The royal troop• o{len ramela ~on tact Wllh the mCll of Shah H0091o, wbo WtJe nho'ay• bca:en; b:n ,.,

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lllere wu no apparatua for opening forts, un tbia account he eoald aot

toaquer tbeoe. 'Wben llle will of God's power, the wi•b of the Etei'Dal Wiadom, (which shows the countenance of miafortunu in the midot a(

happineoa, and which brings in the midst of tbeae the apparatua of bappinu.,) agreeably lo llle d"sire of the king, bad 1101 placed upon the atool the pai11ting of his wishes in the country of Sind, and upon the teat of fonnne the gold of Hoomayoon hod proved counterfeit, be oaw the iu6delity of his army, nod the unkindnc•• of hi• brNhren. 1'ben he wished to place upon him•elf the dreu of oeparatiun from others, and placing his Cool on the road of those who love lo walk after God, 10 go and ""i&o the knocker of the door of Kunbuh (tho 'femple of Mecca), and lbore 10 remain sitting in n corner. Bot bla con6doDtinl noblH repretented, that ahbongb tbio wish which had colOred hie bretU!I wu YUJ paopor, yet tbe king '1>-&5 ,.,..are how much hardohip and dietresa bad befalleD hi- people; that with th.,•u evil• they ,.·ere atill al Jti, atirrup; that if he placed his foot on that pllth, they would be entirely deuned and ruined, and that ,.ith 10 much di&~reu they could -aeeompany him to Hijaz. Their <>pillion "'ftll, that he should remaia where be ,. ... tome days.

The kiog, on account of the absence of grain, determined to lea•e that place. At that time a petition retu·hc,J hitn front 1\!ol Dewe, the Baja of Jodhpoor, saying:-" Unknown to yon, I place thu ring of eubmiJIIion lo your orders in my ear. I wi•h lhnl the fortunate fool or the king may como to my hou~e. H the royal army will do hunour 10

tbio country, by coming to it, I will nllend in ecnico to you with 20,000 Rajpoolo, and wherever the king goes, I will IJo prc..,nl with my life and forlun~." After the arrivnl or tbie petition, 011 the 21st 1\lohur­ram, IH9 (~o. n. JM2), tbe king marched upon Ooeb, and pauing over tbe iDiel'leaiog •pace, be arrived there. On tho 20th Ru~c-ool-Awnl of the- year, be paoeeedecl, and, on tM, 1-&tb Rnbee-ooe.S.nt>e, be ft&ehrd the fort of Dilawnr, and on the 20th of the l&me be arrived aad encamped at Beekanero. Some of tbe royaltaoov- wrnl into tbio city, and retnrnlns from thence, tbey informed the kiog that the languaae of respect wu not beard among the inhabitants. Upon tbio, the~~~ aent SUIIIundnr Be_g to Raja l.\lal Dewe, befure whom be arrived, and retum· ins wi&b,...t expedition, be represented to Hoomayoon, that" Ahbongla Mal Dewe openly opcaks atroogly of fr,ieod8bip, yet underneath be doea not place , tlao light of truth." Then tbe royoll army, going by the way of Pbutodu, ..,eat on two w tbt1le 1\'larcbeo, and rncamped on tbe banU

,....ii'O'lD thia place the king aent apiea to briog intelligence. [-~~~~~· turning, abowed the pa6dy of llle Baja, 10 tho rft'oct that, &I the

of Shere 8bala, and -i~>g the •treqth or bia r..-, Mal • eeiMI•~u _,to loot that or the kine· Boo-:ra••• •

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boring this, brea.mr murh ~L<I<>ni•hed, a.nd full of uxirty. 8pr"<hns before his cbieC. the carpet or dtlibt>mtion, he then decided that it wu necenary by all mraao to tum the bridle of their intontiou from Jodbpoor.

ln ~hart, the king retreated to,.-ard• Phntodec, from wbrnee he wu soing tu l::iambor, giving order• lo hi• chit•f• wht>m he lrft behind to bring up his ..,ar, ro take ClUe thatthr Raja'• army cl.id not come upon him. But another (oren from rmothcr direction encounteft'd the king, when be blnuclf mountrng, and going agaialt the enemy in P"""'"• with only a few mt•n, showed •ucb bravery tbul he routc•d and diiiJif'ned them. He then ,.·ith great expedition turned bio foce in the dirc.etion of Jaioulmer•·, where he arrived on the J,t Juma•l-e-ool-.\wul, 9-19 (•. u. 1M2). Hrrc thr Amren, ,.·born be bad left brhind to bring up bia rear, c:looed up, and joinrd him, but many of their people had peri•bed. Sonl<amn of Jalsuhne..,, from badncu of dl•potitlon, forbad their takiDB water from the tank, placing his men on the bonb for ita protectioa; tbtnkiag that, u the king'• army had como dragging loungrr with them from the jungle of mirage, it wu brrtcr for them to die thel't' for warn or '9."1lt~r. The noble!' and aeJK,y•, collt•t"ting. auack«•d aod drofr oft" thos~ men, encamping on the bnnk• of the tank, llPd the thint of the royal hoot left th~m there. After remaining eorne cl:!y,., lluomayooa marched tOWilrd• Omorkote, r.,.chiag it on the lOth Jumad~I·A ,.'DI, with great dilli~uhy Rod diotreo• from the ""'"'of grain. Rarta .Bereesul wltb bio wen came forth in Croat W1th hi• people to meet tbe king. finding richco by ki1011iag the royal •tirmp. He encuated tbe loot lOr Hoomayooa to reside in it, bat be remained 10me day• oullide. p!Miar in It Humeednh Banoo Begum.

One day, the sun of lflory arooe from the horizon of pod fortune ; that is to say, OD the night or Munday tb .. lith or Rnjub, ia that -year, the obadow of God, the king or kinga, Jalal-oo<l-d""a 1\laboraed Ukbar Badohah (Ob Gocl, do yon al,.-ap prner•e hit coanlrJ ... U. l'llle !) wu born. Mabomed Badshah Hoomayooa wu hlshly plnued, and greatly increakd in oize on the birth or tbia child.

lnethe euly day• of .Mohurrum of tbia ....,. year, 1111 :a Ylldpr N .. ir, d<"peadiOB oa what Shah H-ua blld ..W ro,lllna, beeoaiiOB aeditioa., Jen the royal camp, ud croeeinl the ri.,.,, -•• lo Saklncr; bat that promlM- on whieb 1M -.1 hd - the-· or a IVIIea thrud, ud aothiOB came o( iL Saeh ,... u M bad, he ... , ro .Mecna Shah H.,.,.U, by HaJU.•.-2 o-rr Sllab, ...:d otbar 110blu who were with bim beloa,U., ro the M- WlllD ;a.. Roosaia heud tha1 :s..t.hall Be -fOO• hlld Ullftlhed apoa Ooch. be came 1rith peat •peed ro .Bnkkar. ·n. aoblee -•• oat 111 r-110 meet bim, and oa doe 14111 J1ob1nm lie ........ tbc r.t. He lleeamft •ory mta ..

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d .. pl~a.oed \\' ith Sullan ~lahomed 1\h:>.n, Cor h:>.•ong go~rn nway his gr.tln; be hung Moolla Dunare>h Mahomed Anb:ardur, •npcnnlcndrnl of grain, In front of 1m (:'ulun :\lnhomed's) bouoe, and he •kinned alive llaluh and Omnr ::ib:>.b, bct\\'CCn the l\\0 gate• of (on the t'entre of) Sntkur. All wbo had rciD3incd Ill Rorce a(t<-r tha drvarture oC the kin:; fted. \lo~rXIl :-bah lloO!min, in the beginning of Rubce·oos-Sanee, went to &hwbtan, remaiuin:t there a week, rqnurong the broken parts of the fort. lie then proeec.Jed to ~unn, whore hn otayccl ~omc time. On heuring clul\ the king Wa!i coming hack ngnin, hf! quicldy went to Tnun.

Ou ncrount of tho country about Omurkote bt.•ing unnol~ to eupply the royal hoot with tlw ncee•suy •upplie•, II np(M"nred odviMble;. the wisdom of the noble• to go to :"ind, ond in o few dnJ• lhe \\'lmle ""Nil

lo Joon, lbc euhlvatoon of which b on the bonk• of lb., rivrr. There are many ~rdens there, •neb as the heart reJOICCO on, with fmittrc.,.,on "·bleb oecount it nu•c• i" bead aboTc oil the other to\\·n• of :;ind. There nrc many other thin~ plea•in~ In the heart there. lloom:tyooa ttm:>.oned 111 thi• town a long time. l"hab llooo:.ln, "''h his Corea. came and encamp<·d on the oppooite •ide of tho• n•~r. Abonl thai time the king wu informed th:lt there wu• mueb grata 11nd other onp· pU.-.. in a fori in the l'ur;:uoa of Bathomh, nn<l that it would fall into hi• h11ndo wlthonl rnueh trouble. '!'he kmg •~nl ~h:"likh \li Beg, T4irnoor Ruh:tn, nnd 'l'ufflrr Bet: Kh1tn nga.in~t thhdort, ~h.lh ltoosnin, bearing- rof thi~, naTnrtl )(rcrzu !·:c,n 'l'ur~luou tu go there, but he hn.d not thr. tnind 10 agree to thi111, bt-caut't• ho wo.s nwnrc that people hn•l told tho• ~leerz:. that he w:n fn,·oumbly indinrol to the king. t-Ohnh lloo.•ain did not in•i•t upon bl8 going, nn<l o·nllcd Sultan M11borned Khan, who """ •itti111r in ""'row on one oide, by rea!!On oC the dltplra•ure or hio ehot'f, and giving him much rneouragrment, be .enl him on tho• expedition to aid Moollll .llooblooland tl"' gnrrbon !A this omall fon There wa.• eoo•tanl fighting bet..-een parti6 of the royllltroop• and lbooe of $bah H005ain about Joon. 'fhe force• or the Iauer wcro "~""mbled on &be land, and in boal.o oppo.ite 10 that place, :ready to allacli: &be enemy.

B7 ehanee,.one day, 'l'aimoor Salbn Rhab, Ali lkg, 11od Turdee irhao, arri•11d woth tbdr men 111 this fori where lhe grain wa•, bnt Sultan l\lahomed hod pretiou•ly "'acbocd it, nnd be haoln••embled tb Lunduroh•, th" \lunclurulu<, nod tbc Sakun. The royal troops npproncb· ed, w11hnut _!!.llving heard "f tlii•, 'l:oming upon th~m unknowingly. ~btblg eomm~nc•d, in which Turdec Khnn behaved neglig.-ntly. -e.lkb Ali Beg, wilb bb hretlr:en, 6xed hi• foot firml7 on the battle• Mi,lalli"' there. Shaikh Taj-ood-deen wu mortally wonnded, ud .....-.,n_, -DoC lba royal ann1 in that battle took &be apparaiDJ ol.

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their li••• to the other world. Of Shah lloolllin'• people, there we.re abo many •lain. \\·hen th" newt of th" deotraetioa of Shaikh Ali &g, Taj­ood·d•cn, and his other Lran• men, reached tbe king, he became fall of sorrow. Other mnllc~ pre•••·d hcnvily upon him llloo; thaw his hollll cooled toward• l'iad, DDd he otrengthcned hio del••rmiaation to go to K11ndahar. About that time, on the 7th of Mohnrrum, 9}0 (•- D. 10>43), Buhrarn Khan <3me alone to tho king from Gazerat: he placed tal•• oo the wnunded heurt of hi• M)lll highncso, ond he bn>ught about negotia· lions for J"'ll<'C betwc<'n him Rod the lll••er•:~. who, •leerningthio good fortune, became o:lli•fied in bl• heart. lie •ent to llooma\'oon Badohalt one lakh of .\liogalee• (about 6 ann:.• each), 303 hark., aOo <'llm<'l., and other rrqui"'ites (""t mn.rrhlng, nnc.l hn lllrt_·w 3. bridge O\'tr the. riYrr oppooite to Joon. At the time of =king peace, nnd when this bridge 'lo'8o <"ompleted, lloomayoon b<"came a,.are that 950 t'rghoc.no had •ezcd hlo royal high a~ and hi• imperial trool"'o a1 to tubobteace io Sind, fnr the •pace of two yenrt. By reaoon of thio making of peace, tbe Urghoon• w~rc oo plen•CII. that th~y I'Stend"d th~lr hn~ of happi• aeu to the beuen•, looking up.>n It no nn nnexp<'cted bleo•ing, making many u~u,..,$ for their c:onduet, and aellding all things needful for roarcl•lng to the llndohu.b. On the ith of Rnbee...,.,.·Sanee of tbi1 ••me year, tlw king, lt~ving tbc lltWn o( J,,un, crot~s~d lhe rh't•r by tht• bridge. 'fbio oecupied 1" u day,., and on the 9tb, he commenced bio mtueh npoo Ji:llDdahar.

A" A~C'OL'!lT ov Til£ EsrEDlTin:c or 8'1Kinoo Lt:xoA• .t.GAIS'ft Bu&IIITL

,\.hen Bukoboo Lungah had buill a fort in lllooltaD opposile 10 Ju­poor, he cau..,d tbe city of MooltaD to be dewr!NI, pthering people of all descriptiou In tbat fort, ouch astbe mfln of Lauph, IJ<.Ioocb­Nahuro, and all kind• of faetion• men w•,. eolleeted within hla ring. Then, making up hi• n1ind 10 anaek Bnkkur, he .,.. .. eon•tautly reading spiel there; 00 much 00, tb&t II length I ODtt-ioD of ~- ........ bringing intelligent<! IO him of tbe Dnpro!Kted Olale o{ lloal ~ and that Shah Uoooaln .,.... at Tatta, 'lo'ith all hi• uobiN ucl lniOpe Oo beari"'! this, Rukohoo Lungah, placing hi• meo on bolinl boalll, he atart•d, .,. 0 ding fifty of tb.,... I.. advantf', cmleriq doe'!' 10 arrha a t Bukkar ill the middle of the aipt, ucl by - detice to c:on•ey tbemtelveo upoo the waUo, ao4, by brnking dOW'D the plea, to opea a road for him to enttr by. W hu tbet<1 arrived at mldDight of Friday at the foot of the fortreu, they U,boed., fif'lo beOMth th'"'gata oppoaite Su .... ar, and c:omraeaeed oboutlog. The people io :be liort, heariog thia, went IUOD.Md, and mnootillg the 10....,. and walla, commenced tbrowinl lll.oDa &Dd arrows. Tb'!"' were bat few oepop the.,_ Attbia lime &be 111011ter ol SaliNa MaJ.oiiMd Khao, eoming over the pte'lo'aJ•

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ba•ing had a lorgr mat soak~d in oil, ca't it down upon the bead• of the a..snilaniP, who by this w~re ~parnted and brok~n ~leer Janee Turkhan, Humxuh Beg, and Rtuee Eeaa th~ eon of Kazee Kazin, exerted themselves grl't\tly, so much ""· that r.ome of their enemie" \\'ere bornt, many dro\\·oed, and a few, throwing thernoelve• into the boallo, thn• e•cnpt:d. Jo:~rly on the following morning, Bukehoo Lun,...b, with l':ul(llrabo benting, approached, with the thought that hi• men hod taken the furl; but whru be drew near, nnd the gorrbo>n commenced firin~ cannon and guns upon him, he then knew thn.t hi• people bo.d not auccecdcd in their work, so he turned ~tnd landed ncar Rorce, where he remnincd three day•, looting the country o[ Bukkur, after which be retircd. \\'hen l\tccrza Shah Hoo•ain received thlo new~, he s.ent Shah ~luhomed Urghooo, with Ktuec Kazin, to take care of Bukkur. The above attack occoned on the night of the 1-Ith Jumadcc-oo•-Sante, 9:;0 (•. n. 1:;-13).

As Accot'T ov TBE CoKI!'lG OF :\IE&IIZ'A K'AM&A:rt 1'0 St~o.

Wbtn, in the ~ginning of the year 951 (•· o. lSI I}, on account of the unkin•ln~~· of hio brethren, Hoomllyoon Bad•hah P""'eeded to lrak, then )(ecr•n li:amran •eat Shaikh Abdool \Vuhab Poorance, :\leer Eelah Do.t, an•l B11ba Cbochnk:, on 11 mi••ion to Me••r7.n Shoh Hoo•ain, milking known hi• wi•h to form 11 conoexion wilh hf¥ d:UJgbter. Shall Hoo•ain Rgrecd to thi>, gi>·ing leave to the me~-.nge.- to r<•turn.

When lloornnyoon returned from Jmk to Kondnhnr, Meerzn Uskurec retired to the fort, becoming subminh·c to th~ kinjl. who thon marched towards Kabool. Jllecrzo. Knnuan otood up in enmi1y, but his chief.. tle.crting him, went over to the king. 'rhus hiA •tr<•ngth to fight left him, eo turning 1hc bridlr of hi• inleotioos from war, he put bi• face in 1he dir<:ction of fii~rht, and by the way of Herat he came to Sind. Hearing of thb, !'lhab lloooain made a. place of reJidrnce fur him Gl Pallor, eendiog Dul"l\'csh .\lahomcd in front, to meet and o:sC<>rt him. .\rririog there, 1\atnra.n •hook the eord of m:1rria~. Shah Hoosoin oent )leer Furookh to !'1:01"' the a.ITIUigemenL~ in thio matter, nnd he gaxe in lll:lrriage to )leenn Kamran, Choehnk Be~m. the rh,.,.te do.ugltter of Meeru!Shah j{OO!!ain. Thre~ month• af1er hi• marriage, Kamra.n left Sin<l, proceeding toward• Kabool, Shah lloo$cUD ocoding with him 1,000 well appointed ho,.,cmeo, repairi.llg a.nd fnrniohiog whatever ..vo3

r•qnircd by him. Meen:a Kamnn first went to Ghuznee, which be took; he thrG marched :>goicst ~abo.,l, reaching and entering it without the 'kno~ledge of the garril!On. At that time th~ klng wao away at Budok•han.

8b. month• aftcrwant., Shah Hoo:uun'• hor•omen returned I<> Sind. Sallaeql!ently II> tht•, tbe king with mnny men ~~ bock 10 Kabool.

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th~wio~ hie forces around it; at which Kamran IM-comiog alarmed, he leftot, goon~ towards lliadoostan. n., hnd an interview \l'ith l•lam ShRh Afgh11n, asking his aid ; but he mennt to oeize him, bearing of which h<' lied, going to the men of Kokor, who protected him for n long timr. At lt'ngth, when the king hcnrd that he WM eoncot'ting mi"t'hief in hi• head, he had him eaaght., drawing a lllil (a wire iootrament n•cd to blind people) over his eyes.

Jo the year 9.';7 (•. o. 1¥>0), :\lrcrza KAmrao arrived at Bukkor. Shah Doosain gnve to him for a rc•idencc the ~mall hill of Shad Belnh, which ~tnocl• in the midst of the watrr, to the we•t•·ard of Ballor. He afterwards •ettled upon him fur hi• hou•o c~pen•cs the l'urgona nf Bothoroh, gh·ing him Futch Bnjrh for 11 re.idencc. After remaining tht·re some time, he left for Hujj (n pilgrimage to Mecca), and Chochuk Brgum prepnred to accompany him, oending to brr father for hi• prrmi~'-ion; but he mn.de dtooial to lhic, enl:tll:ing upon it. ~t'vertht'lt'l"• Chochuk Begum, without her fathrr'• ron•~ a~ "'cnt no boord a bo:u, wi•hin~ to go nloof' to !\leer%!\ luunrru>: but Sultao :\lahomr·d llluhnrder, and othero, eoming In front, ouroNI ber back. At that time Shnh Doosain arriving, went on board hrr boat, rra<Ooing much with ber; but ~be wM not affected by tlli~, ~aying: "V.'heo Meerxo. Kammn hnd his eyes right, yon gave m~ to him; now that be i• bHnd, do you intend to &t'partlle me from him? 'fbt• world will >ay the daughtrr or Jlfeerzn Shah lloosl\ln at such n time turned her bead from a.....,.iat· iog "'-ith her husband, and they ,.;n give me reproach!" The Jlf~"ru wu pl~~ed at thi,., aad giving her valuable thing., allowed her It)

deport. Mccru !Uimran and Chochnk Begum. after J>crfurmiog the pilgrim·

ngr to 1\!ccca and ;\{edian, lhed at tb~ former pi~K"Ct two or thret. year•. One year, on the day of llujj, after otooding on Urfllt (a mountain near Mct'cn), nod before ~nn...,t, the •on of hi• Ufe went Into tbe eomrr of death, IW<I'D month• after hi• death, Cboehuk Begum f'lll'•t•d from thi~ world to the world everla•ting. Thi• oecaned in tb" year 96-t (•· o. 15~). •

• A!lll A.ccot1fT or Tac t•aGB00$1 "'"o TnK•••• auo~n•• RucLLtOlA,

AIWD or Tor. Dt.A.TB OP 1\(cs:u• HaA• Hooa&la.

Jn the latter dnya of l\lerrze.Rhah Jlootaio, he 'IO'V otruclt with the pahy. At that time mnay mro of low origin were hi• eonfid~>nts. Tbe Urghoon• the Torkhao• and alto m., o' ebamct.r, ~ing udnded

' . -from hie p~.,..·nr~, ,..main~d io tbe.ir ov.·o bc"tiJ!ito(!ll: and thue.e low people day by day a•rendcd in degrrc, actiog..,.;rboot retopect and with opph!s· •ion to....,.rd• thr .\!.•gal•. Ia tk year oOO (•. D. 1M2.."~). Umbl-e 01\hre had c·barge of tbe treuury at Tatta, and hmael Bhuttiry<uuh i• •nrd

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~II or.Jo,... to thl' ~uootry and R~'llts. 'Whntrwr lrlllh ur fal•~hood th• ·• mrn •p<>kr, it wa• npprov .. d of by Shtth llno•nin. On thi• o.cconnt :ill the men of re•pcctabilit) ~nt !'Orn>wing in cornt•r.. Thio~.t' camr w •uch a pa.''• that the "''"" of Urnbec C:~the~ •trrtchctl forth the band• of opprt·-.iun np<>n the Urgboon• and Tnrkh-•n•. Orw ni~:ht, one of the..e ki~king n woman of the Urghooneeynh• who wa• in the f,lmily wny, cau<cd her to haven premature dclivrry. 'l'h~ 1· rghooo• com·ryed thi• to the carM of !:!huh lloo>ain, wbo pt>id no nttcntiou to it. When they grcotly molargcd upon it, the i\t.•.,rza wrntc n note to Shaikh i\rccruh I'oomo•·t•, the chief of !slum, 111 the tinw in '!'attn, saying: "fnquirt• into thi• quarrel ngrecnbly to tlw law, und nfter it has been pron·d, puni•h wiiOI>\'er i•wortby of puni•hnwnt." Hhnh Hoo,.l\in !:3''' t•hargt• of the fort of ~lu•rntab:ul to Rhunb~h11ntl Ruf•·cz, who were "" pur..ton ... cl •lave•, o.nd he him-elf tnnwd the bridlt• nf hi• intention­toward• Hokkur, ond in the early part of Zilhnj of thi• ..amc yr.u he nnht•tl at H.tbnrlo<>, rcmainin!t there twenty·fht" drtY"'· On cbe ith .,f \luhnmnn, 961 ( '· o. J;J;;:J.ij.l) he entered Bnkkur, aittin~ in the 'Jtall uf \oclie·ncc from mornioq- till eV"eoing.

,\II th•· l'rgl""'"' o.nd 'l'urkha.n-, •eeiog tht• predominnnre of the men n( .... v t.irth thnnt l:ih'\h noo-ain, bcrnno~ full ur vcxntinn; the)' were thinkin,ll tint the only mcdirioe for their ntlitir, WM the dcMruction of th-.•. 'l'hry nnd ull the other noble• n•·••mblt•d in tht• hou•c of .\lct•r Hhnh \hhomml Bt•g Lar, who wo• the llnkccm of tho furtrc••• l>loring ll<'fon• him tho otnte of affair•, good and bnd, book biting the •I nYc• nod ntwndunt• of Slmh Iluo•nio; dcelnring thnt it woo nN·c••nry for them rithrr to lt·n,·c tht• conn try, or el;e to drMroy tho•-.• peuplt•. Tlwy n>kcd fur Ctmn~cl in thi .... ubjct:l, ,.iz.: H Tlltu now Hhah lltl4l"'3iu i!'( ~ick with the 1•-•t.y, ht• loa• not •Lreogtb to ritle, going nbmu inn tm,·etling throne: we will plat•o him in tbi• fort, lea,·iog our fnmilit·•to dn hio,..,t\icr, aod •lny all tho m•·n of low birth about him" \let-r<a Jllnt·r tl'urkhao, a SinJar of coos.t"qnent~, .. 3id: '":\lecrz!l Shl'\h UtlOt..-ain i .. like the •on on n bill; it dU<O• not "<'em proper to me to bm•.; my.., If into bad repute in hb la._l tb·y4 • ..\• yon ha\"c borne thi' bnrthc;n for ctt many )·eo"' rontinuc co do 100 for one or two mott", and t-ury on yuur affair: with trouble: ~co whnt ~omel' forth from the curtnin of the iovi ... iblc world."

They did not place their car• upon thi•, and oome of them, rising from tho M•ombly, went out•ide with ~e por1>o•u to go to the Tlall of Audi~nco, nnd.killand wound nll the ottonchmt• thc•y might find ncar the lll•,cr<:t,,...t<otl to place~ him u~d'f "unoillouwo; but before they

• tt•Adoed the hnll, Hhnb Hoo•ain, having gone on bonnl a bont, bad pro· t·et"ded h, t1 g.u,len, from '\\~bc.nC.e in twu or thrrt• cl1'Y" he went 10 Taua.

!\lcoru Sh-•h ,\bhorned Beg, the Hckcem o( Bnkkur, llftcr thi• wrote nn tho I'"K' uf hi• hC!art tbe !Jicturc of rebeltiun, collecting the Boold•-e

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BeiO<>chce•. .\t that time the mother uf Suhnn \lnhnmrd, a woman of great goodnc•• nnd \\i•dom, heoring of thi•, •ent a man to ull \leer Jllnlik lllabomed, nod \leer Lootfee, who wcr<• in the di•trit•t• of Oobu.wnth and Mnthclnh, who, on hrr ;ornmon•, etniclly eon•r)r•l them•cht•• to Hnkl.ur, when they c·l\llecl \lihr Ali nod tl11• other ••·ncutt• uf Hhah IIM•nin, nl•o the Kotwnl, &c. wh<> hnel joined ,\!cor !-<hab llfahomed, and gTC'ntly fri~:bll•nin<r them, they went away. noel tli.•Jh ,...tf 'rbry thrn wrote the circntn~"<tancrM lo bhnh lloo:-..\io, who ctuickl) t_Jat

llum7.ub Beg nnd other< to BetUnr, nn•l lte cle•p.tt.-hl'<l 'leN Humreol · ood-dcen illnhomC'd Snrbon, with 11 l'nrwonn, h> c·.ell \leer l'h•h r.rahomed, co:-n,·io,.: u II -ave wco11Pt'lcd )·on: wht'n \·ou .. ,·c rn\ wr1tinn . ~ . .. '"'' t"omc hcrt•.u Shah ~Jo.bum~cl (ound no other mcdh•lnr bnt tu ol.w}; ~~ he went with \fcer ~fnhomcd-ood·tf• en, Clrri\ ing in tho- pre•cnee of the !\Tccrzaoppo~ilc• Sunn, rN•chinR; much ~iodnrfll~from hirn. ~\ttlMttime,

Sulton i\lllbOnl<·d """" "'"" Ill !';<ebt-e. \\'ben he hcarol of !-<bab ~lnhomctl bccornin,:r rclK"IIiou'~, hn prvJ)() ... ed to gu quick I~· Itt Jlukknr, bccau~e hie: mothc..•r nnd nt•ar rdatit,n"- were th<!rt": ~. 1•"8\"lnl:,' !'~bee•, he nrrht•tl nl Gunjn.b:tb, wlwn~ hiM people bron~ht n ll·ltrr rrnrn bit~ tnothrr IO him, the content~ of whi~h wrre a ... follow~ :-•• \feet !'bah .\lahomed wa• brin~rin~r bad thon<:ht• into hi• head, but be foro• he cout.l do nnythint(, he Wa• called to the rrc-enrc of the \feerx.a. Oh my """· ~rep your miocf o.t r 1~>ro, doins: that wb..iC'h yon haH• to cln !'' l"pt1n LlliP, HuJcnn 1\fuhomcd tlctermint·d to rctnrn (wan thtnc.r. !11' .,·hir{~

brt-cornincr n.ware of thi~ <.·anlt'! ~(ore him, n-.Ling thc r•-a~n uf hi" r~·tnrniog: he prodnc.•t·d nnd Mhowt·c.l tn lhcm bia mu1l1ci leu r, un rt•adin;.: which the-y rxch•imcd: •· \lot~b:arok (eongralulaliou) Itt ~ou on becoming I he Jlnkh·rn of lJukkur: it i~ nv\\ nt t·c ... • lr~ (or y•na '' ont"n '" nth·ance your foot, and 1alk on abc wn,:· Snhan \I ;a horned aid· u 'J'., 111('; it doc' not appear pm1wr Ia gu lht•rt, '"athunt tH'In:::: ' Llted:' ~~he) rt·pJird: ... J t a..ct"m~ tlt for) on h» l'OD\cy} ourM"I(.P.fM"rU.al,!t into th{ futl~u; fHr if ~hab 'hh'>tnec.l wot 10 il, Jt wc>ulcl b1• tJtHit'Hit ft,r )oil ,,, f111d on f•ntranrc: now ht• l11 di~rni:oo.._~d. it 1s or.re.s ory (( r )OU to o U.rro itnm• di"llrh~ nnd (rum tJu n("(l \\ritl' a pctitiun to thl! \t~L'rt •, BA.)~n~, that f~tving• h""llf o( wb:ll hoJ OCntrrcof, )tlCI hod 1lnhcd jj,<l<'o tcqU •1• ing hi11 io~truc:-tinn"" .,

&me d") • bt-fure hi• arrha I at RuHur, a 11irmao bad arrn...! front ~l1ab H~o.in~ appointing •"" l h.kC"t 111:-. tlwn. ,,,.,., \luhk .\(m.h•ltncd nod l\leer Lootf<c; upon beanog ...-hieh "~h"" ~lohomoo ~ m greatly t't>Xr.ci, and hf"' ..,...,. attada·..\ wj'h ,)""'tfh• '\.. Th- ~o\'f·rtwulup being cntrnl't('J to thtl1"-C t•o. tbry \\~re dil"id.an: tf,.. l':.rgunu of the t~luorry Mt\\t."e'n tht"rn; 50 SultaD 'raboml"d, \\ llh J' tJon .. y, N"nt a mun tu tbt·m ..... 1\yeog: H In theat'l arrn.,!lgt-mt'nb do nollorgct mf', (,"l, lam in the fvtl.'' lleann~ tha...c, ~fulik Malw•ucd .tWd tn lw• wn•. 11 ' l'akt Ibn

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~ty• of tl•~ fort to SuhiUl 1\ltthoutetl." Mcer Lootfee remarked that it w .... better not to act hastily, but to remain under the order• of lhe Meerza. :\leer 'lnlik was a mtlo af wisdom; he did not ancnd tu .\leer Loot fee, anti he •cnt the keys of the fort to Sultan Mabomed.

On the ht of Mohurrum, 002 (A. n. 1:551), all the Urghooo• ud •rurkhans in 'l'aun, being or one mind, agreed to obey the order~~ or J\lccrza Ee~tl, and they tnrncd their heads awny from listening to tbe commands of l\feerza Shah Hoooain. 'l'hey slew Urabee Gahee, Sbunbuh, a.nd Rufecg, ~eizlng t.nd couJining :lfah Begum, the Hnrum (wife) of the Mecl'$t.; and extending their bands to tbe trcaoury, tbey diotribntcd much money to the sepoy$. Shah Uoosain had appoinu,d Meer Shah 1\fahomed to the governorship of 'J'nnn, but before hit arriru nll the ~ople had ugreed to obey 1\{eerza EcM, bowing their heads .,..fore him; Rntl Shah l\fahomrcl, being ht'lple!llt, liltewi-e became •ubmissive to him. Hearing of tbi•, Sbah Hoott.in wu much afllicted: he ...,nta mco•enger to Sulton Mahomed, directing him to aeize nil tbe Urghoons and 'l'urkbans in Bukkur country, nod to send them as prieoocrs to him. After bl"ing 1\llacked with tho pnlsy, the 1\(eern conotantly dmnk wine, remaining intoxicated. At this time his nttcnd· ant' wei'C backbiting tbe Urghoon•, Mying: "Th~y a.re very Neemok· huram (Caithl.,..), because they have killed all your rollow~no, who had p:'l''ed their tivt:l'l in your $en·icc, C"ommitting no offence: it it~ ad\'iMble, for tho preecrvntion or your government, to give us ordrrs to de•troY them, and to seitu and confine Ahmed \Tulcc, the head of thL• di~!ension, and he is now present hero in your force.'' They then began cryillg and lamenting. The Meerzn had Ahmed Wulee ~ei:ted, scnrlinl( biln to Sehwisllln in charge of 'fu•tee !'larban. 11e killed Ali Hoo•ain, who .,.,., the near relation or Ahmed \\"ulce, nnd placing his bead on tbe roint of a tpcnr, bad it p6mded on all •ide~. Henring of this, tbe r<>bcWous enmity of tlte Urghoons increased. Seeing theh d,j•po•ition, Shah Hoo~;ain gave tbe charge of Bukk or to Sultan l\lahomed, directing him to !!lay all tho Urgboone nnd ·rurkblllls wbo were there. Sult1L12 1\labomed toq)< thi• Finnan to hi. mother, telling her of ill contents. Sbe •aid-" I give you 'loobru-uk on being m:ule Go.-ernor or Bol:kor; bill inttead of IJ.Bving I helle killt·d quickly, it ie bctlcr tO seixe and •end them to the 1\lcerxo, wbo will do rus he pleru<ro with them."

SollllJI lllabomed confined l\fccr JaQ,I!e 'l'urkhan, Ahmed TorkhaJI, and othe~ who were in Bokkur, to take to tbe !lfeen:a: he put to dratb Yadgar iY.abomed Kou.ral, •,.·be b:ul incited Mur Sbah !\{&homed In ~bt'llion, and ~. tumed out of the fort the family or Kazee Kaxiu. •••I •II who wrre on tbe ~ide o( Sb"h Hoo.:uo, and making over the ~l11uge of Bukknr tn bi• mothrr, hr P<Ol:eeded to l\fccrza Shah JIOOI!8io At bio oecood lllatch, be met Syud Janfur, and other Syudt, who bad

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come from 'lu,heed: tb~.., gnc to him a pair of ~ugal'1lh•, which had b~en sent for him by the •upcrintcndent of the Rowzah (tomb).,( Emam l\foo•c Rciza at Mu•he•·d. Sultan \labomed wu very bapJ•Y at tbl•, receiving it ao an omen in fllvour of the Sullllllut, nnd he gnve much money to the Syudo.

He then collected lw~lve pair of Nugnra.b•, and oint• pnir .,r Korkuhs ; and mnk.ing ~ucecsoive marehe•, on tb<~ 22nd ~lohumom of that year, he arrhcd in the pr.,.encc of tbe Met·ro:o, to whom he •how••d ble forces, ond being tnuch plcnocd, nod gcujng confidence, he man:h•d on 'l'aua with warlike intention•. On hi• arrh11l at Suvat, the foh'e• of the two partie• met. 'I' here were two or three b•"tle• between tbent, in which many men or both •ides were ~lain In thi• •uatr of alfairt 1\lecrzn Eer.> ..,nl """rctly to Sultan 1\fabomed, •nying: "By n•ee•sity we nrc fighting ngnin•t t•nch other: why ohout.l we fight ~tween onr&elvc., the p<'Ople ~ing killrd I'VcrJ day 1 J( J and you hnvc an interview, •huwing to t'llch othrr the good and bud in our all'ai..., an•l conc.ult about oar own bu .. inC"u, it will be well" 'l'bc awo met at midnight, nod there "'"" much friendly eonve~ntion ~tween them, bringing their lnlk to this point, that Meerza ~bah HOO"ain i• a vi•itor in this world for but a •bort time : it i• bener to tako the road of peace; bceauoe, after his death, there will be oo on" bot oo two, ,.-hen, in ~eb muncr u we may determine upoa, we will mnke arnu1gcm~nts for the country, and we will nut distarb that which we may agree to. :-;., one Inlow of tbls meeting.

At that time Ameer Holtan and lllecr Aboel l\hair, taking..,me of tbe Sodah,, &e. went 10 the ~rar ftrry. wbem lbtre wa• a Bt·loocb Chokee, under Beg ~lo!Joru!'d. A ~nion• atfmy l<><>k ploce, many of Mccrza Ec•a'o men bc·in~ kill~d, the bend• of "''bom ,.·ere brought ~fore Sbab uoo .. in. B) ehnnc~. BOlon~·· the.., tht·rc ..... ,.., l>OIOC h•ad• • or l\fogul•. oc•cing which the water came into the eye• of tbe :\lef\JZB. Upon thi•. Sulta.D :\lahomcd, who wa• oltting near,""""' b<•(o"' him, toaying: "1f any men of our tido am killed, y~>a ~eorne 110rrowful, and if thol'e o( tht· oppo•ite part) art" ,lain, you brjag Wftltr into ,your e)"e~ 1

I am•vexl'd, and much di•tmctod in finding a rnrdt• ine for thio." At that moment 8haikb Abdool \l"uhab l'ooran..-, and \1..-rn J(uim B"ll' Lllr, came bl'tween them, •peaking in ... tcnuRtio>n o? the (aalta of llfcerza f:eM. Thta Sultan » abomrd l\ba11 and ntbe..., 6ndln~~: tbe opportunity, ..,;d: "~I ... uza En& i• tnuch o!lbamod a~ th~ ~hujuur of the Urghoono and Turkbano to....-1•7<>Dr.,J'UY&nuo: r(~ft p<'B v( for· !fin'ne•• i• draWD aN.,.a hi• error., and if the Turkha11• i'lt eoo6nemMI are rriCU<!d, he will Wtthout doubt J'ni<'DI hlmoelf ~(ore )ou .. a aappliut.'' •

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Malo Begum and tlw slavcP, coD\·cyed them to hi• nrmy. Thi, occurred in the ln!!:1 day" of Sufur, in thut ,.arne year.

On the ht of Rubec-ool-.\wul, Shaikh Abdool \Yubub Pooronee, and Mocna Ka.•im, 11•k••d f<>rgiven••·• (or the crron o( tbe Turl.han•, •end­ing a letter on thi• •object to '!'attn. On the 2nd, there wa.• B meeting ootween l\lcerzl\ Ee•a Tnrkhnn und Sultan Mnhomeu Khan, when each .,r them, placing n hood on tlu• Komn, agreed n• follows-" Thnt they \\OUJd be o( one heart, keepinj( enmity at a di•lllDCC; that "" long as .'Irena hnh ""'"''in li"cd, th~y would both rt·motin obedient to turn; that they would not t'nter into 11oy di•sen•ion during hi' IH<tinle; that wh~n the Mcer7.<\ •hBII depart from tbil! to thlll other world, then they would dividr the country o( Hind into two fHlrt~, when thnt above J.ukhcc •honltl be in the hand• or SuhBn i\lnhomcd, Wld that oolow l.ukhee •hould rf·mrun with 'lct•ru Ee•:>."

Both o( tbt•m, agreeing to thi•, they wrote BO ngreement, tO \\ bich Wt·rt• affi•ed buth their ·~!-, and tbo•c o( their men Of eon&ti)II<DCC, 'l'ht') then ernbm~cd eBch other twice, and ~rpamted. Aftt·r thi•, urdcrc were givt•n (or the nwn or chr two u.rmit•fl to go into co.ch ulher't­r:ttllJl, !<() tbo.t th<· idea or enmity might be rcmo•t·d (rom tho nlintl• or nil. The follnw ing day, "••rza KB.•im Beg I.ar, going to 'l'ollu, brought Mahomrd Saleh 'fork han, the son or 'IeerZil Ec~. to bbab lloo•ain, b<>(on' whom be plctcrd many '"aluablc pre•enL•. From thi• •oth• (Shah lloo•nin'•) Abdool ""ubllb took Arnrt•r Sultan thr brutbcr of Sultan i\!ahonwtl to Tuttn, (or nn interview with Mccr~a Er•t\. l\lccrza Shah lloosnin, prc•entinga Khilnt to 1\Iahomed Sakh, 8B''C him len YO to drpart, and be. rot a pair or NUj(<lrohs tO lllcerzB Ee•a. The "'''t tl.<y loe pre•Pnted to Sultan .\lahomed a •ta.n.dard or Mecr Zoonoon'•, 1\ntl hi• own ><'3.!. On that day Amcer !-;uhBD came bock from 'l'atta. After

• thi• the •epo) • O( the IWO force• went to BOd fro with confidence. f-:~nikb Abtlool "'uhab, whn was lenrncd in medicine, from

ub•t•r<•ing tho countcnnnec or i\!ccrzn Shah lJOONlin, become nwnro tbat lti• long •tnntling di••a>'C WIU incrra•ing it- hrntl: be therefore dt•cmed it proper, DO\'; that P<'llCC w:uo tnade, that be ohonld go to cb\\i•tan, and that the troop• should be allowed to depart to their born• •· f'otllAD .'l!abmned prn~·ing tbi. to the "~•rzn, he n.•cntcd, nnd thnt morning l•c mnrched ; but hi~ malady gnint•d •trength thnt tiny, iocrco~ing every huur. On tho 11th Robec-ool-A wul, 1oe cnearnpcd at the villnqc or N:rlee Potruh; the follo\\ing d11y, ~loaday, in the nftemoon, th~ bird or hi• life heard f.tP oound of..-" !)<) Ji'OU come to your God with much pleuure !" (KDroD), and fled towards the Garden of Paradi,e. .\t that time l->bail.h Abdool and ~leer~ Kuim were •itting at his h~atl, and •h~y oeot to ~nil flultl\ll Mahomed, whq, coming on board the botll, and "dog what bad occurred, tc•u• of alllictioo cBmc i.oto hi• eye•, BOd B

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rninnlf' aflen\·ard ... , OD("Ovf"rin~ th<' face o(~hnh Hno ... :lm. ht" \\'rpt nm•·h. ant! ki••in~ his ft•ct, •at duwn there, sayong: "0h ~hnikh \b<fu,1f 'Ynhab! Oh 'f•··rxn ({.,.ion! Yon are my wiLo< ••• tu C'h..J, that during the lift•timt• of Mcerza Sllllh lloo>;;~in I commottrtl no net uf enmity Lownrd• birn. J hav< nlway- been faithful to him; ..., much ""· tbnt •cc, f now !it ot his feet-no one cl•e bc•ide• uty,vtr hn• found thi• g()Od rortune."

Shnik Abdool. tiling him by tbe hand, wrnt with him to Mnh Begtnn, tlt••iring thrm to •it together, nod that loo· wonltl du wl• 1t " " rn,tumnry. lla•·ing p<-rfonnrd thc..e dutic• in the nnrly I>O.rt uf till' night, he plo.ced the cOrJ>•e on n b<·d, reading owr it th" fnncml pra) •r. Rohan :\lahomcd 1t10k n little of the Lrrn•urc, nnd mul'lo of till' prop.rty, whirh wn• tht•n belnoging to Shah HO<>'ain. Rll .aid to ~1.\h lkguno: " Gncf for hid ! but the 1· rghoooo.t and 'l'ud:han~ nt Tnua. m:ty t'(lmmh t·rror~ with rc--pcC't to your honour: on thi~t acc."'unnt do you c·ume h)

hnkkur. t!l.kiog with you the corp"'" of :\lcf>n& ~hah 1Jo(J .. 4in n To thi .. l\lnh Brgnrn rt•plird: ~· lt i~ DCC('"~nry to con .. ~ey hi"i rrm ain~ nrar tq

lho~,_ of Shah Beg at ~(«•cca, wbit·h i!lll nca"r h.l T.tU.\-il '" far (mm Bukl.ur." In short, Mnh Bognrn did not RJlJllOI'r of guing tn BnHnr; •he determined to taL:~ the bod) 111 Tatta the following momin..:, ae­eompaoit•d by Shnikh .Abclool, Me<•rzn !l.n•im, o.ntl 1\hwnja .\fnhomrd.

The nt·~t mornin;.c Suhnn "rt.homrd mn.rcht·d on BuLikur, nod tm thDt clny the nc•ws uf the denth of tht• Mr~.-n rcnohNI 'l'<tttn, whc·n .\lcN><t l·:t"~a, with a lnr~ct (orce, :flD.rlcd a(tcr ~!tlt3n :\labomrl!, ncatr \\boac c..amp be tl.l'"'t-mblt'tl bi~ troop!ol. Su1tn.n 'fahome,l thrn .. cnl n. m.tn tel

himt n ... king whuc hi8 wi"he~ were, ... aying: .. If war i~ '\our intention, It'll n•c, and I will eomr to thn fi<·ld of hnttle." ~lt'cr>:o E•·•n rl'(olicd : •~ I have comrt bet"tlU'C the l"'r~ehoon .. had ht•arc.l 1h111 ~ou \\"rn:· tn!~inv the corp-~ of $hah lloo-11in and ;'\lah Brgum to Bnkknr: it wnu(,l not • htLve been proper tu do "'01 b("can~ 1'nua wa .. hit: but hO\\ H • 1 ...

tJ, t-OI!I~ L.uown ro mu cbnt .\lah Rrgum ho~ t"on .. ·•·yt-tl hi .. n·nintn~ hJ

'"J'uttn, do yon go at your ph•a .. ure to Bukkur." ::->uhan. L\lnhomrcl II en, marrhing tluickly~ rt•nchct.l SchwiJitan. .\ t I hat lim .. :\lc•·rza stmh 1\lm~:;n"ood, nnc.l olhtr" there•, cnrnr to tht! drtrrminarJon. thai a~ Tau., ha~l _.on~ 1nto thf' hrmcb of ~lt·rrxa J::e .. s. nnd ~ultan \lal•or-. tcJ hod uUtuin. Nl Bukkur, it woolcl be nd .. i•nblc fur Lh~m to bold the polh'~·ion of Scbwi•tan. Soh tn \lahomed !n:m <I much with them, buttho·y wunld not delh·er ovt•r the fort to him, kcrping it thcm.,.lvno, agr.,..abl)· to

• • what the\ bad agreed n(IOD. ;;·7tt<Ut ~l:rtlomcd, by t;pr~uraj!toncnt, called fro~ the fort Mcer Abool Kbaor, ond ;\leer .\l.dool Humt'ed, and he then turned the bndle of ~,. inknlioos tn,.-ardo Buk~ur. Mrt·rU> }-~<'~,who wu foUowiol{ him ,..ttf<'h by mlU't·h, oD arra .. ing ftt ~una, lotatd th:1t the men of obwi11&1l bad ohut the gntcs IIJOOn, n:futln~ . .

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ndmittanre to ~uhan \lt1bomed; •o he •~nt a largP body of men ia ndvancr under his son Mnhome<l Stitch, to •urrounu the l>lnce, and he him-elf arriTinl( •honly after, kt•pttis:chtly confined the mco in thi• fort. At tbnt time my (the bi•torian'•) jp'&ndfathcr, !Synd :'lf~er Kulan, eomin~t bt-twecn them, peace WM mudt•. A ftcr tbi~, the men in the fon OAking for quart<·r, evacuat•d it, \II'crza E•· a taking po.-c><ion. The chief men of tbr plBcr, being greatly ll!'hnrned, B•kcd for, and ob1aioed IeeTe to depart, for tho> 1>nr1>0•e of f(Oing to Hnjj; but they went to Gu•~rnt ri4 Bargub or Barkub. From thence they wo·ot to llindoo•tan, where they took ~crvicc undt•r Moonirn Khan. l\lcrr Ab<lool Humeed, also, ha,.in~e obtained p<'tmi>•ion from Sollnn Mnhomed, \VI'ntto lliodoo•tuo. Wh~o the corl'•e of \feerz11 Shah Hoo•ain reached Tana. it ,. . ..,

ron,•cyt•d to the hou•r of !\leer Ahmed \Ynlee, c>n tbc bank of the ri•cr, anu a tomb will! erected for it on the lllokullec hill. 'l'hrcc montlt< afterward•, ~Ierrza Ee•a eominl{, took it from the hou..c of ~!t•cr Abm•·d, and burit•d it thrrr, ll!rrrzll l~c•a, nod atll thr• Urghoon• and Turkhnns, WC'ariog the ap1•arcl of a fRiction. One day tho·y 311 went to hi• tomb to read the Bntihnh (pmyrr for the deud). 'l'wo yt•af8 afterward.., the remain• were Iuken up from thrnec by tlw noble•, nnd conveyed to ''""""' by whom they were placed on one •ide of tit ,,.. of hi• father Shnh Beg, erecting over them ll very hand110me tomb, which is well known.

A Sr'Mit.unv oP Tor. r.tr& ov l\!.:&RZ• !';nAn Hoos"' ·

~feerza Sbab Hoo<:.in wa• the "'n of Shah Btof(, tbr -.on of "eer Zoonoon He hnd no cqnBl in bravery from hi• yonth, till hr· '":l' ,...;.ed With di .. t":l\~. Jlc Wa~ vietorinU!IJ in HJl the bl\tlleM hu (onglll: in lhcRe

bi• armngement• "'e~ I!O"d. Hr wa• horn in the ycar"96 (' o. 1100); ~ he died in the yo•nr !ki2 (.\. n. L:;.; 1), hnving li\'Cd si•ty-•i:t Y"'~·

Frdm childhood hn wt\A ruuion• to attain knowledge, and oil pmi•o•d him for the extent or hi• wi·dom. Hi• mincl "'"" alway~ intent "I"'" thl\l which "'"" good; hio knowledge of all anci<'nl tmolition• \\11-'

gr\'Dt; he un4er-tood poetry well-ometimc• the rt••ult of hi• thonf(b4! c"rne forth in ,·cr•e. Hi• titular ol\me "as Siy.thec, and I (the bi<orioa) hove po.-r•<iM of some of hi• poetry in hie own llllnclwriting. .He a),..,.y. •howed honour and di•tinction to thr 8odnt• (tbe Syud•), the )lrie~l"r nnd 10 all men of learning: whotrever nllowonee W<" ..ell led by him on theM>, ;lotre ne,•er w.u any mi•tnke in it; b~ !(ave to all accord· ing to their _.condition. "" hi• tim~. the hand or oppw-•ion did nut reach the r.umble ; he did not wish to inJure any one. Hi• a.rnan~r~menL• fur the rountry ~ere goou. For the •p•~ of thirty-four yrars I>< •at on tbe thr<>ne. I a his .)">Utb, he w~nt from Kandahar to Babur Rall•bah at Kabool, remaining with him two yelll'!'. 'Bnbnr

Jao n th .. ,,.., 9i0 (• n. 1S62) Tb" Jnmin ~·ntawn Poor:u>ec, a on law well known at Tatta and Bukkur, \\'11!1 "ritten by Shaikh

Wahab. Shi•h ICootb-ood-decn Mahomed, the ton of Shah lllahorood, the­

otSW 'l'IIJllb, ......, tbe ebief of tbe Sod at~ of KhoraOil~. He came fPaol aCier tho qnarrels of tbo Toorkom11ns, living "' Bukkur. Every Pridarluupokc in publie, gh·i11g ad••ire to the people. llo wae a man of pel abetinenee and piety. Ho di••l in the Jailor cn•l of the year m , ... D. U169) .

Aw AccOUIIT or Mus.nDoox RooKn~·oou·DHEJI'1 coMWO:rtt.Y CALLED

MUXDDOO>I MOTO<l,

He wu IIICCfteOr to Makhdoom Bilal. Hio hentt wn• nlwayo given to piety; tbotoc wbu wall<"<~ in the pnth of an!terity look~d upon bim with re•ereaer. lie wn~ well ocqnaintad with traditional Oll)i~IR"· ~ Shnrh·i-U rbuecn, the Sburb-i-Kaidanee, boob on ...,ftgiou and law, .... other work.., arc tbc ruult of his knowledge. IIi. death took plaec iD 949 (A. J>. 1:>-12), at Tatta.

Alo Accot'!<T or Knc" KutN.

He wu,the ton of Kazee .\boo Synd. tue •on of 1\uee ?.llin-ood-deea Bu).,.,., HI. ancCOIIor< li~cd io Sdtwi-um. On•• of tbcor, 11 very deYonl man, cantu to and n-mnined l\1 Bukkur. Knzc•• 1\nzin wn• ••ry \·irtuoQtt i be Wtl8 well tdilllcd in inen.mnli'-lU~, in intcrprl~tnt.ioD'!' o( the Komn, in the trudltional s~tyint::"'of ,\lnhomt•<l; nl•o in nil tbl\l ...,)at•d to ITiigion and Ia .. ·, and I be eonccmplnti<c •cicncc•, be undcr•lat>d, ..,adiog the Konan ln a proper tone (llrn-i·Kimt); no on•• •urpn•~~ed bim in rrl!hw Be exMtcd himself greatly in penitenrc to God. Jlc made the pl)pimllfle to Mecca and ~[edina; be tra•rlled much. He wu a diacipleof 8J1ld Mahomed Jowao Poree, who was <'ommoaly known by tho name oC Mehrau Mubdee.• on which ueounl the l\loolve~ of the Mahomedan reliBion taunted him. After the death of Shah Beg, ~leena Shah Rooeain looked upon him wttb the eye of kindne••· Be wa.• the Kaze.. (Judge) of the eity of Bukkur, di.playing great abmty in -.,ttli.Dg all di•pulco. He died in 9S8 ( ... n. 1M I).

A• Accoc~T or K.t.nr. AaJ>OOLLA, TO& So. or Ku.r. r .... nnl . ., He wn• one of tho chief meo oC Jenming, and very vittuou•. 8,11

'"taincd know\J>dge from Aln*.d~ Abdool Uuez Abhnrec; be bad a Mroog miaJ,.full of ptcty. In hie yontb bo lived in his conotry, ~b. Wh~n Sbah Beg took Sind, be lived tome time at JJasll·

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b:aulln In tbt• year~ I•· D. 1;;27), "he w..nt to Gaunt; 6 to !llrdina, wb,...., ~ took the appataiUli of ht• life to 1ha1 oilier He bnd t-.·o dnout •nee'"""'"" Shuilb Rehmul-ool-lah, tUMI Slledii"Jt~ Hum.,.,d Oocb There ......, uo·oue equal to t!oe firot of ._. tn. Ia hio d:~.y, be wrote three •-orb t"<'letiog to th• eua- ot 1M pilgrlma!."'• nod these aru now ..theft<! to. Hittomh ia at Je; I • (l: rz·I·Mokuddu•). ~halkh Hurneed Ooch was oma.inented witllthe clrea or .-irtw; he

wa.• a 11rofirienl in knowledge of all kindo, l'!lpeeiall1ln the lr.tt~p•­tiun uC th~ Koran, and in the traditions of Mahoruod, When Mocmalfar Kbnn, tho •on u£ .tlnhnn ~lahomed 1\hnn (luzcraler, look Ahmedabad from l:Ohuhllb Khan, who wa. on~ of Uilmr 8hnh'o noble., Nawab Khan Khaul&ll, with a large fotte, wentth<-tt, dri•lng out !lloo:ru&'ar, and pladn& the eountry under Ukbar Shah. At that timr I ,.... am<~eg th.. noble• who .... .., with Khan 11:11- I reeeiorecl 'rirbae f10m the Shaikh, whom J went to -. mak.iag u ~ to Ilia il a eompletc book called Mbhkat, with""""' olber worb. all eo ' ln'-1 the saying~ of Mahomet! (Hodee.) . .i ~hen took IPAft or biaa. Sflallrlo Humeed afte,...,ard• went on & p~m&ge tu Mccea. willa Naw.b Moe»titab I\ ban A uzum, and be still re:~d• tbc ••) in!!" of Mabomed there.

AM Jh·\.··on-:T or ~It sLUD·OOP.Dr.~t..-c l • .ta~c

1'his wall A QlllD o( gll!at oadenlalldiag1 Wrll aoqaaiatod "lila AralticJ; he inotmcced Mean* Shah n-u. Cor - &I.a.. 11163,64) be weal to Hujj. The Jel'lllta or IIIII

•xplaialas llae Sbamayal-i·Nabtnree. and ~~~~~~=:~•:!:;t.: •• ~ llaillawee ( .. iawprelalicna of the l:oru) :abo • lllaalik ; '-lei" otben

He ... .-pt tba """" Sodats o1 Bakkar.

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\\"hrn tin• ne ... ·o rearbctl Meerz 1 ~:.,.~, b" \\"rntthtrr " IM-ing followrtl no fnr a. ~ehwl•mn by Sultun .\lahorn~•l, who tle•troyed A lithe Rnbt-e (•pring croP") of that country S~ntl llleer Kutnn, romiq IM-t.,.•etn, n tn-..ty wa• tmld!!, and Sulton .\JnhomeJ returned to Bnkkur. Some time after thi1, in the ynr 967 (•. D. 16.">9), Mrcru Mahomed H .. leh and Mrerza .1\lnhomed B,pgc,, the two ""no of ~lcena E""" Turkban, ,.•ere fighting between themwl•.... The father giiYo bia countenance to tbu former. The Inner, being de!oatt'd, went to \Vnngnb, ,..here the Sodabo are. Th08e Urghoou wbo bad D<'COGipallied him, agreeing to remain with him, they went to Omurkote. Thcnee, by tba "'Y of Jwulmt're, they ('8Dle to Bukk or, whero they had an int .. nlew with Sulttul Mabomed, who took tht•m into the armpit of hi• kindne", placing them at SuHnr. Me-erza l: ...... •entthe child"'n or lila homed &gee to Snkknr, to plt>a>~e Mahomed Balch. l\lreru Mahomed llap wiahed much to go to Hindooat...., but SullaD Mahomed Kban would IIOt allow thio, beeauoe he thought that if he got tllere, lie WORld NtVa with a largo force, which would have to go through bU. ooaatry, bJ •·hich much dam"~!" and anaoyueo would r~n npoa hb people.

Ia 970 (•. o. 1662), Sultan lllahomed begged of Meena Beta forgiven- for the fanll3 of lllahomed ~e, •B"Ning to which, be Rill a mi .. ion to Snlltul l\Jabomed In make nrr&Dg<'mrnta, IID}'ing bow happy he wu that he (SnltnD Mabomed) bad ~Kei<ed and ialereeded for his oon, Sui tab .1\lahomed then eent Jl(eena Maho-d Bagoe to hi a father, plft<'Dti!IJ him witb all tbiags lwlillill« tbe - ola .W,

1\lahomed Bagoe, arrivlag at Tatta, had an iateniew with u ladtlr, who gave llim &thwistaa ia J"P", allawiag blm to deput. .Aft8 tbU., tbe Urghoons qllllfftlled with Merna Betoa'e people. ..._..,.. made lwtweea them, bat aa the Uf!hoou We"' ~I'ONiag 1 .... rber, tbttJ opened fire upon, and alew IIIUI}' of them. Oa tbis KCOtallt, they • "'•cbed Bakkur ia a bAd otate, llhowiag tbrlr clreum•tnncu to 8altaD Mahomed, who oebed aDd t'ODfiDCd the whale nf tbrm.. Ak­tima, on tbe ialereePio11 of biJt tDOther, be liberated tbem, ud priag to each a IIane ud lhilat, he aeat tbCIII with Ida other JlMIIIe _,u­&tbwiet...., tbtt fOrt of which they surrouadad, tlltuliaf It two • Ill,.. timu, bat they -"1 do -loiq.

Wlaea die ri'NI' wu nry ftdl, Meena Ee.a - with muy troDpe. A &pt took ..... Ill tba &ar,.. r.ry, wha IUaJ of BallaD Mabamed's mea fell. K•na Be .. eacamped ....... to the towa ol Duabelnh, wb...., Sultu Mal 'aeatlldro.-. trMf....., preparing l'bractioa when Blaalldl Abdaal Wallab ~. ud lllall llepm, tb'll ;ell-wishers of ...,. ...... IDDIIe ,._ ba- tllem. Meerza Eeaa then returned to Ta-. ... tbe "'-ols.llq •• 1med ,.ut '-k to Bukllll, 111 n.a (•. a. 13116), wllea Jlaana ._ dlew aru death, he proposed "'

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•ral 1n his pluce l11• ~oun~o;•t •on :\lecrza J '" U3bn; but \lnh Bcgnru .aid: "'lccrza Malwnu•d Bagee L• the dt.lcr, it i• I"''I'Cr lo pla~e bim on the lhrone" llleerza EeSl, 'hakinl! bis ht atl nl thia, •~plied: "He has violcnee 10 Ins hean. ~hing opprel!:non co 1hc Rynt!, and the familic• of othe"' of Uoxl's crealiun, ant.l you will com~ to your dcalb Ill hi .. hnnd!t."

\\.hen l\lct·rt." Ec .. a died a natnral dcnth, lhl' C\acnt wu• coneealed, to pr.·••·nt ,Ji,,·ortl, until ~lecn:a Mnhomed Bag('(t but! t'Onm to '!'attn from Sdl\1 htnn. On lhc morning of that tiny, lht• bn<ly of .\lccrzll Ecoa wu~ placet! in lho lomb.

After lhio, Mecna Mahomed Bagee ucended the throne, placiD& all dae aliWs of state In the bands of the Urghdono, Bot tbre WOIII

wltllaQl l'eu, ondacliag tbe11111elves improperly. The......., of Ibis -6ili: llleena Mahenlf'd Hagee bad only jtut uceaded the throne; fMi or him h•d IIOt enlered I heir beam, nlthongb he bnd atroqly ··=• etrated with lhem. In obort, l!e saw 1h1t the only arrangemeat I'M ll1iJ COillltrJ l•y ia their deatruetioa. He the...,(ore iiiUed ordeN for allw •18y the Urgboou, 10 100( lheir property, ud that lheir wiT"" ...S ohllcln!a wen~ to be \aka by thoae •·bo pl.,...,d lo do eo. In lbil - aumboN ol th~m were ltilled, and tbooe wbo eoc•ped the liWIIId 8ed to Bakhr.

During the &rot year of the reign of l\leeru Mabomed ~ Naheed Begnm came from Rindoo•tan lo vioit her mother Mah Begnm. la lhe aame year, at tho instigation of the "Urghoon nobles, MullaD Mabomed went forth 1o make war epinat Mahomed Bora. 0& reaobiag Nntntpoor, he laid siege lo II. He then heard lhat Hurat Badebab (Ukbar Shah) had ani•ed at Shaikh Fnreed-ke·Pntlllll (lh .PU fiHrJ), wit. the iatention of making a pUgrimage to tbe ohriaN or .......... lloohu. Snltaa Mahomed boeame ftrJ thoa«htfnlup _ __ ,. tide, adllandllc allW. boats, hy mee-he JIWOJI• he re~

Jofeena Ju ..... ... brother or Jofeena llahomed .s.pe, ... --&bad- (a law -. ... _ ....... ,.. or Mahomed ..... ad a d-pdant 6oaa 811laa AU, tile btotller of Meer Zoo.o• D!Jbooo), being diepleued with M- lllahomad Bape, left, IIIICI weal to Bukkar. Sultan Mahomed -i'nlcl them witll -·-· , • ...., ; ,._.ling to each, money, a bone, Khilal, aad otlter ftli-'~ ; thiDp. He abo pve them Jageera .• OD their "'l-'•111' Ilia ...,_

~·;;a r-:::.• be them a large body of pod troope. Whea they .m-·~-ii thorv"il11• a d.iteb.ln f:ont• oC the fo"'" oC lllabomed Bel~

Uqrllginr181..:18N did uot make friolldsblp wltb Ju Bal.,._-thtrj Oa tlrie acealbll be len the111, pl ... to the -

... troope of 8llltu ....... , 4lW ......... , ..... lJIIIIf!,·.'

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ML'rU.l ;\(1\hunwtl B<lgr••, git"lng his da.nJ,th1er •n mnrringc ro r li.h tr Shah, be •~nt h~r .. ·ith Mnb &•gum and '\"3heed llr~rUm. nnd ever~ ahmg of C\'er) ldcd I hal the ~aug coulol appro"' of, l>o foT1"nrded bv,tl .,. Ht• nppuiutecJ Yndg-.u ~), .. kct•n 'J'nr~hun lu go1n t·hnrgl" ,.r tbc;n. \\1th intim:u~ friend• ,,( thr f:unih·, Dhd men uf trust, and be bi~lf det~r­mincd 10 ncc:ornpany lb~m ..;me ">y.

Pr~\·imr!~i to thit~, 'le•·r~m i\£Dhmnetl llag~t", having Mcorne fucnds with i:\ahc...d BcJ.,•Um, t'lnrricd b r dl\nghtcr Buebuh lk;;um. who " ~ funnerly the "iCc of, bnt bad oeparatcd from, Xag:al Khan ThllS \lef_•rza ,\h._hom•·d R~tgc• ·,. lh_~art wn~ nl t'R!H'I whh rf"!pect ft.' Cht~ l:an~.

throucb l\.,becd Bel;llm. "·ben tb"-"" nrri<ed nt Lttll•c•· Al<ee, they met thtrc Mcerza Jan Dabo, who. coming with a force uf Sodoh• aod ~UillCJllhM, made n night nttack llp<ln \J nhornnl Dngrt·, whu throw.· htm1'C!f from the •tern of hi• bc•!lt into lbll Wllk'r1 from v.-heneo ho !;'I into a •m~ll bo:>r and .. eaped Tbl! :;umcph., bo<trdang bts • !d. JI)('W' Duchub JJegum. J·"ur thiP~ f'Clt'\OU, the depa.r&are uf lh€" bridr \\M

def~rr.-d. A JC&r nfrrrwnrd•, Mah llegnrn, i'inhccd Ilq;un1, and party, ruade a fresh drpnnc:r. nc<:OmJl3hkd by Yndgtr Mi•tc a. \lcrrxa Jltn Bahu lllt.~t lh11 n .. ~g:umt~, anti huTing on inll'rvit'W With lh m, he ·l!mu.l: .. \\lmt i• lhe meaning or your deponing from ,.:jud. lea• in~; lllccma Mllhomed Bageo to role for hirn..,lf." On h~nrlng thr•, l\lab Ikgum bec:unc• hl• fric•r~ol, uniting wilh !Jim. ,,hQy d~•troyc•cl the rn3mago present! 11nd do• ry, di•trabutinf( rbcm to the E<'po~ •· pnrarlng 1o rt'fr>t

i\lnhomod Bagre. 'fh"Y gol a field "f b trlc r.,...jy, w wlllch, In !be tarot in•I!IIIC(', M .,, u~gum rui&ed on high the Slnnclllrd of".... By the order of llod, the breeze of • ir• n· otrnck lh bruw r of :\l...,rn l\lahomcd B·~~. o>nd oc1ng drfeatrd; the (c;rcco of ~bh 11<: 11m tl.-d •

• \I thl! coJr!rnenr·emcnt of lhi• llighl. Jan Dahn nnd 'aJ r Miokcrn fled to 1\ukraluh, which io on rho ""'' '"' 01dc, bclol:jfan to JGrn lllob:r. Mab Begum wao confined: ':\ bcrd &gam. WJtb oom.- ~ J. lowrl'$, eocnpe.J tu Bnkkur, ,\frcr lbi• victc>ry, Mnhomt'd ~" n-lnmed 10 Tatl:l, bti!l1; JD och incrn""d ngain.•t \bh Begum. I a lh._ d~y .. :<alran 0\bbomed 1\hlln o.m• d nt Tolb, Wtlh • la'R" roru, .. bl!n Mnb0411ed ll3g~e •eat to lam :O:,rad .\II Tul!oYce, the hrad prieot ther .. , and he nude nrrnngemcnro bl!t•·~cn them.

M!lbomcd r"'S"~· by l'uJDC a.n!lll doJgn. indll""'' !lfr;,.,. J 1111 llab<o nnd Yadgnr l\li•k• en 10 rome V> to htm, wh~n ht' l•llml both of them.

Mnb lk~tnm diod In ht-r pr !'OD

Afrcr thto,!>ultan l\Jahotfl<'d, wtrb.n ae<DcrQruo army,"!'~" m:ucbed Oil

Tatl:l, 1'11<'1Unping oppot~tv one vf the galco ll~rza ~l.ibomt'd fl;tgee, baYir>g .-ul b~ own leg• from und,.r ham, ,.,.. U~1>ble to light. He plAced gu115 oa 1bco loulk o( the 1''"1 Rc1D, '': prot<el th, <"11) Tbrre waJ ~onotaat 6ghhng bel,...ra tbr two p:uu •, In whirb Pal.; • .,

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I Tarkhan, lhe ""n-io-law of Mr~rza F.esa, wu olaio, as a111o Rahao Mahom~d Tarkhaa. Wbea Bahan Mahonred Khan wu -mped al lkrar, he heard lbal Tanooa Mahomecl Khan had laid U.,.. lo Ooeb. Having taken poraeoaion of lhe neighbouring 4!0aaby, It did not seem wiM lo remain where be was afler lhit, to be larned !he bridle of Ilia iolenlioas lowardo Bnkkar.

In 978 (&. D. 1570), 1\Ieerm Mabomecl Bag"" oenl hit daagbler, wftlt aumeroaa hand!'Orne thing• as her dowry, 10 I he king, accompanied by Shaikh Abdool Oufoor, rbe ooa of Shaikh A Wool Wahab; bol obe dlcl 1101 receive the honour of being accepled by lhe king, and ebe ,....., broaghl back to Taua.

Ja hi~ lauer daye, 1\leena Mabomod Bagce ahowecl kindnt's lo !he Ursbooaa, 1ak1ag them under his obndow: each of lhe.e who had goae 10 YUioaa parte of Sind were collecled logrlher, ...Uar'l .. a beillg liuol upoa thrm, aad he gave lhem Jsgeere ae••ordiog 1o lh~ir merile.

Ia 979 (A. o. ll>71), Meerza Mahomed Bagee, beeomiag oat alltiio ~a.., wilb rbe inlt'ar of ~Jf-de8uactioa, be woaadod hi-If willl ~ 1wonl aDd kaif,., ghiag bit life 10 llle owner of it.

Aller hi• dealb, greal rue aad bappiae .. came lo lhe I""'Ple of Talla, aDd lhe ooanlry.

The nobles aad chief• chooc placing 1he1aoeheo under 1he aa1bori17 at Mec:raa Jaaec lkg, ia rrefereoce IO nay of lhc ""Dll of Meena lllahomed Bageo. He, by olrengtb of hio fonuao, U<"codcd 1bo 11uoDe ia I he rarly dnyo of hio manhood.

He dislrlbuled nmongsl 1he people like Abr·I·Nalean (nraal rain) the gold aad jewela which his auceelon ho.d collrcled wilh oo maali IIOable.

All die people foaad much comfort uader the abadow of bla ~ _ ~ .._ •JU darbag the reiga or Mrena Mahomed s.ge.W"

1101-W,aleep,.llllder lab pe_. alep&la lila rtriapg ...U. or-.

A• Acco1711Y ot .,.. llu - J••uqo ,. ft& ftlla ar llraaau £--. au 11-.. JfaiiOPSD Baeu.

lleerak A befool &gee aDd lii.....U Abdool Babmu were die 1ft - oC S.ulkh "Aleeruk Pooraaee. They wen weU wonocl Ia all lulcnr· ledge; dlelr 10iade wrre quick and .-J ; lllelr - were 1011oll Jillllltod, Jill ..W they wrre oo cbarilable thai all tile poor aboal, and all

.'c'llaYI!ller,_, rrce'wed bread f<Qm tlteul.. GOCid dillner wu cooked in thek ba,l tiiere WJU' oae diab, called 1\fahlcbub, which tbr7 made a

ol •weet aDd -, of I'IICJl II llavoor lbat DO ODe eJae ooald .a... _.. ~".., la wllleh 11M7 exoelled. I m,.af

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SUA Beg W1!DI again•l Baghbamu2, Kaba11, Tulahle<·, IUid 'J'atla, he - always in the froaL On returning 10 Kanibhnr, Sbab Brg wialred lo In"" 100mr oae al Baldmr. All his aobln "'faoed lo "'maiD, whea BallaD llfahomed, thoagb .., youn!, volaoll'ered to do 100. For elnea moath1, be look ~Mint of that fort wilh 70 men: the"' WllB aueh bm~rJ ia bb heart, that ao fenr of bi• enemies cnme upon hirn, and frrqaeadr, taking a few men, he •nlliod f<>rlh, nllacking tho Dharoju 11nd 8oclahl, Oil all of which oecRSinos be W1Ul vicloriooo, \Vhcn, in I he year 927

o. lli20·21), Slmh Beg died, and l\lrerzn Shah Uoos11io oat

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PWdiag S.IIU lllabomecl Mar .Darllelllla, ba »llrngth<'nrd lb<' roocs al ,.-eo and Crieadship. ApemelltB 'lftre obawn np, to wbieb cbe _.. ol-.ch beiag albed. IHJ Wllftl escbaaged, eo lbal from I hal dace lboml llbo!ald be 11.0 .Jc.ladou made in this trealy.

In "• )alief OJS ol that year (·•· o. 1~An, X:hwaja ~===r-~ - •a& bJ •• llpDl or Hiram Khna to BukkDT. In liS m W J.a.,. 10 pmeeN to Oozerat. In lhat year Sb~ah Mllbomed Jtt'ld•hlll'lltl made Kandllhnrovcr to Snhaa H001elo MaeriUI, be hhuelf:'t

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all tlo•oe ctrt•umotancco. The kiDg wrote a Fmnan to Snhan 1\lahomed, w-ith which N"abeed Begum went bod< lo,.ardo BnUur. She did 001 uk the king for lUI)' trooP'> tm•liog enlirely to vohnt Suhan 1\lahomecl J.:han had oaid : but at her request, lbe king ocnl her hn•band l\(ohib Ali Khan, and Mojahid Khan i.·ith her. bn,ing ghen lo them in Jape~" Futehpoor ud Goobrore in i\loohnu.

Sultan .Mnhomcd having •u•picions nguinol the lirghoon•, turned them out of Hukkur, •r.nding them lo Hindoootnn. 'l'hc•o mol Nabeed

..,,~IIIUilo aull bor frlenda, Into ~~ervicc. l:iultlln

all the pi~, • ._,.. ...__a, with

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A• A_.-r or 'I'll& »-mmoxs "' TR£ Govaax»&a1', Atnl or 'l'll• ~·•••· •• oP ScLTAll M..oollutD.

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The "ungn•,Jnh• of Gngre~> becoming r~belliou•, O(>posed loi• mf!D. for be o&>preued the Rynt• more th:tn ll!>nal, apprahing with the AUD·

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'l'hc (olluwing night !\han Kbanao oenl •••roo: lroop8 over to !he tanc.l­oppoelle, DaiUf tbia aiPt .1- Sei'• .._.. aa•DQ!ll;M

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ing there, we aat down around it. When the gurti!OD beeame -" dU.tre • ..,d, they ,..,.,te to lance Beg, 83ying: "If )llll are coming to aa, 11·rll and good; if not, Ibis fort pa.!'!CS from our band•." The Meerza, ...-eiog tbU, marched with e><pedition. Wb~D be ho<l arrived at 20 loa (rom 01, we had information of his mo~cmcnt, Con!Uitinl: what wu beot to be don,., all agrrcd that it wn.o pl't'f~mblt' in tht' fint inotance to go aga.inot him; and raioinl! tb~ •iegt•, \\'A march•d in his d~clion.

Khan Khannn, hoariog nf JllJlcc D•ll'• march, Kill a force under Mahotued Khnn Niynzec, nnd other chief., -.·ho joined ne neu the l,ukhee billt, whcrf! our t'Dlire for,,,, nmounted to 11200 hone.

\\leena Janco Beg hnd with hi111 10.000 horoameh; nuroben of foot. men archL'I'1! were <'Dining by lhc wny o( lh•• hillo, and on the river he had hoot• \\'ith cannon. \\'ith nil this fore•' he arrived at fi &:oo from no. Our Si,..lan •nw, thai if lMf "'maiacd whero they wcre,tbey coold be allaetrd on all aida; that Juee Be~ would fall apon tbcrm iD front. the tuchen (rom the hill aide, ihe hoolo from tb" rh ~ • ..,cltlte gwriooD of :sehwu from the rear, and that tbu the.ir all'aan would be ~- : the7 t~~uefore clremcd it pr.,(erable to ad\"IUiee at pnce, and attad< tiM M-. Ha•ing apred upon thi~ they qotckly P"'Jl"red tbelr tronps, and went io bio cl.reetion. At \ba.t limo opi.,. ga<a informlltion of our mo•ctoentto J11uec Beg, who would no\ belicvo them, OAJiDg: "How mnay men ""' th.-y, tbnt they oboohl eome ud attack me?"

Ill! then saw our do•t, and •1uiekly Amlngcd hlo m<n. At midday the force• met, when 10mc of uur m~n, in ad vane~, tumhsg, fled, re...,h. illlf our tQltin b<><ly, punnrd by tim eocm)', nnclth•n tbe figbt beeouua g<'nend. 'J'here ...-~re ..,,.eral >I.'TC!rc ftttaeko. In ohort, defeat eame upon the mro of l\lecnn Janee Beg, who, fixing hi• Cool firmly on tiM ballle·6dd, f.>nght with great braTC!f)'; but whoa thlo tLYalled notbirJC, b~ placed his (ace in the direction of fttght. Many of his mn .. .,,. _,... killed, and taken prboners iD tb"' aetioa. Ill' rrtnml d ro 0oDIIIpCICir.

!MJ U. r- the fi~ld, wbcrr be bad IMlllt a om"ll t n, ia wiUeJI lie remained weuft. The ... ioh""' of PI'OJIP"rity to tb" .c>Tetelpl}' ol doe ki11g ....,at there, ud IHUJ'Onadcd him Some day• al'_. Nawal> KJtan.. Kb..,.. uriYecl, who adn~~«d the battrncs ,_. - <laily.., fighting; men of Loth oicl .. beiDg ldllecl. Atleafltll,---. di88ing aPJif'*'het. brought tb.,... d._ to tiM 4itall el tiM fait V poa tb~ Janee Jkog ~.. hoP"Jcooo. ...,d JliOIIC*d 10 -"• ....... ~ iD tbU. maDJIH:-"1 wiU gi<re yon 30 (gaa) ....... el~otu, and the Cortof Hehwan ; I will now go tu Taue,....t i 'lliU oome and """t you 111 a

latare~ tim~. •• Ehan Khanaa copa)ll!d wirb bio A 111...,.. apoa tht• 1 ttion, ull

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from hi• propo-ition il -med to them that he h:ul """"' oiuhcer inten· lion, anti chnl prolr~bly he would change his tono when be :uTivcd al 'l'atcn. Khnn Khnnan onid : " If I do not mak•· pence, nnd ntcnrk hU. fort, of rounoe men will fall on boch Fide., and hi• family will fall inl<• the hand• of men of Yiolencc, nnd from tbio b:ld repute '\\'ill en•ue. I will make )>t"&Ce, ami I will'obtain for him, from chc king, tbe conunnod ur 5,000 mrn, similur to mybclf."

" 'itltoul duubc, Xuv;nb Klein Kbnonn'a JUdgment wu of n good nat nrc

An nmb:ls.1:1dor eben C!UilC from Mccrzn .lanec Beg, making over lhc 30 largn huat!': ho 0)80 !'CD I D m.tlll IO S~hWnn It) dcliVI't up tiU'Ll {urt, and he himself wcnl to Taua.

Khan Kbnnan pused the >eu<>n of the inundatiou at !:!unn. AI lbc c6mmencernenl of 1hc cold we:llhcr, he msrcbetl on Tnlta. \\'ben we reached Fucch Bngh, '\leerZil J nneo Beg came in (wnt lo met I u•, and be had 1111 inlcnicwwitlt Khan Khnnnn, wl•o, lca,·ing him there, h<' him· oeiC P"""'cded 10 Tntca, arrhing at which place. he di>·ideol all tln1t be bad witb him attbnt lime, nmong.ctbc ~epoy11 and nobl~~. ghio; a hr10d· oome fe>cival. He then went co che Luhcrec nundcr,• where he ~aw the ealt D<'enn. \\'hen he mrnchctl from chen<·•• Ito lcfl lhun• Dow lui Khan ud 1\hwn;:o l\lol.;c,·m. J'rc•·io.a lo hi' lea•·•ng this, he received a ro)al Firman t8 tiU• dfec1 :-•· Bring !llcer= J ancc Beg wilh you, and come to me." Thercforr. Inking che Mcerza wilh him, Khan Khanna went with f':CJH,ulition to tho king, rcct.:lviog honour by kissin~ his foot. At his repr<'Senlation, lllshomctl Ukb:lr l<hab ohowud much kiodncs to the illeerza, confirming 10 him tltc cowury of 'l'all:l. lie bad eonfid<:IICC in his •erYic<'~ and he nominlltcd him lo lho command of .J,OOO men. He aleo di•playeJ ochor good will townnlo him ; oo mud• oo, chat he decided I bat Kooroo ~bah &honld become his (the l\leern'o) son-in-law.

\\·ben the king went 10 the llcccan, conqu .. ring A hmt'dJ>nggnr and Asoeergb~tr, at that lime!, on lbe 22nd Rajub, ~lecrza Janee lkg died from intlcunm:ttion of lbo brain, and his son ~leerzn Ohazcc Beg received

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