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our plan came to nothing because SI. Muhammad DulddVs father, SI. Mahmud had fled from our camp and given such information to (SI. 'Alfs party) as put them on their guard. Back we went to the Dar-i-gham bank.
While I had been in Yar-yilaq, one of my favoured begs, Ibrahim Sdru who had been plundered and driven off by 'Ali- dost,^ came and did me obeisance, together with Muh. Yusuf, the elder son of Sayyid Yiisuf (AughldqchT). Coming in by ones and twos, old family servants and begs and some of the household gathered back to me there. All were enemies of
- Ali-dost ; some he had driven away ; others he had plundered ;
others again he had imprisoned. He became afraid. For why ? Because with Tambal's backing, he had harassed and perse- cuted me and my well-wishers. As for me, my very nature sorted ill with the manikin's ! From shame and fear, he could stay no longer with us ; he asked leave ; I took it as a personal favour; I gave it. On this leave, he and his son, Muhammad- dost went to Tambal's presence. They became his intimates, Foi. jgd. and from father and son alike, much evil and sedition issued.
- Ali-dost died a few years later from ulceration of the hand.
Muhammad-dost went amongst the Aiizbegs; that was not altogether bad but, after some treachery to his salt, he fled from them and went into the Andijan foot-hills.^ There he stirred up much revolt and trouble. In the end he fell into the hands of Aiizbeg people and they blinded him. The meaning of * The salt took his eyes,' is clear in his case.^
After giving this pair their leave, we sent Ghiiri Barlds toward Bukhara for news. He brought word that Shaibani Khan had taken Bukhara and was on his way to Samarkand. Here-upon, seeing no advantage in staying in that neighbourhood, we set out for Kesh where, moreover, were the families of most of the Samarkand begs.
When we had been a few weeks there, news came that SI.
- Ali Mirza had given Samarkand to Shaibani Khan. The
particulars are these ; — The Mirza's mother, Zuhra Begi Agha
1 C/. f. 746.
2 Macham and Awighur, presumably.
3 guzldr tuz tutl, i.e. he was blinded for some treachery to his hosts.
