901 AH.— SEP. 21ST. 1495 TO SEP. 9TH. 1496 AD. 6i
Bihlul-i-ayub and a body of their men got to grips with the
Khurasanis on the skirt of 'Ambar Koh, near Khwaja Changal but, many Khurasanis coming up, Sayyidim 'Ali and Baba beg's (son) Quli Beg and others were unhorsed. At the time these various news reached SI. Husain Mirza, his army was not without distress through the spring rains of Hisar; he therefore brought about a peace; Mahmud Barlas came out from those in the fort ; Haji Pir the Taster went from those outside ; the great commanders and what there was {ni kim) of musicians and singers assembled and the Mirza took (Bega Begim), the eldest^ daughter of SI. Mahmud Mirza by Khan-zada Begim, for Haidar Mirza, his son by Payanda Begim and through her the grandson of SI. Abii-sa'id Mirza. This done, he rose from before Hisar and set his face for Qunduz.
At Qunduz also SI. Husain Mirza made a few trenches and took up the besieger's position but by Badi'u'z-zaman Mirza's intervention peace at length was made, prisoners were ex- changed and the Khurasanis retired. The twice-repeated^ attacks made by SI. Husain Mirza on Khusrau Shah and his unsuccessful retirements were the cause of Khusrau Shah's Foi. 36. great rise and of action of his so much beyond his province.
When the Mirza reached Balkh, he, in the interests of Ma wara'u'n-nahr gave it to Badi'u'z-zaman Mirza, gave Badi'u'z. zaman Mirza's district of Astarabad to (a younger son), Muzaffar Husain Mirza and made both kneel at the same assembly, one for Balkh, the other for Astarabad. This offended Badi'u'z- zaman Mirza and led to years of rebellion and disturbance.^
{d. Revolt of the Tarkhdnis in Samarkand).
In Ramzan of this same year, the Tarkhanis revolted in Samarkand. Here is the story : — Bai-sunghar Mirza was not so friendly and familiar with the begs and soldiers of Samarkand as he was with those of Hisar.4 His favourite beg was Shaikh
1 f. 27b, second.
2 The first was circa 895 AH. -1490 AD. Cf. f. 27b.
3 Babur's wording suggests that their common homage was the cause of Badi'u'z-zaman's displeasure but see f. 41.
4 The Mirza had grown up with Hisaris. Cf. H.S. ii, 270.
