At the time The Khan had joined to Khan Mirza a number of Mughul begs with Muh. Husain Dughldt and Ahmad Beg, and had appointed them to act against Samarkand.1 Khan Mirza's guardians were Hafiz Beg Dulddl and his son, Tahir Beg; because of relationship to them, (Muh. Slghal's) grandson, Hasan and Hindu Beg fled with several braves from SI. 'All Mirza's presence to Khan Mirza's.
Muhammad Mazid Tarkhan invited Khan Mirza and the Mughul army, moved to near Shavdar, there saw the Mirza and met the begs of the Mughuls. No small useful friendlinesses however, came out of the meeting between his begs and the Mughuls; the latter indeed seem to have thought of making him a prisoner. Of this he and his begs coming to know, separated themselves from the Mughul army. As without him the Mughuls could make no stand, they retired. Here-upon, SI. 'All Mirza hurried light out of Samarkand with a few men and caught them up where they had dismounted in Yar-yilaq. They could not even fight but were routed and put to flight. This deed, done in his last days, was SI. 'All Mirza's one good little affair.
Muh. Mazid Tarkhan and his people, despairing both of the Mughuls and of these Mlrzas, sent Mir Mughul, son of rAbdu'lwahhab Shaghdwal2 to invite me (to Samarkand). Mir Mughul had already been in my service; he had risked his life in good accord with Khwaja-i-qazI during the siege of Andijan (903 ah.1498 ad.).
This business hurt us also3 and, as it was for that purpose we had made peace (with Jahanglr), we resolved to move on Samarkand. We sent Mir Mughul off at once to give rendezvous4 to Jahanglr Mirza. and prepared to get to horse. We rode out
1 From what follows, this Mughul advance seems a sequel to a Tarkhan invitation.
2 By omitting the word Mir the Turk! text has caused confusion between this father and son (Index s.nn.).
3 biz khud kharab bii mu'amla aiduk. These words have been understood earlier, as referring to the abnormal state of Babur's mind described under Sec. r. They better suit the affairs of Samarkand because Babur is able to resolve on action and also because he here writes biz, we, and not mln, I as in Sec.
* For bulghdr, rendezvous, see also f. 78 1. 2 fr. ft.
