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(e. Increase of Bdbur's following.)
One man after another came in from Khusrau Shah's Mughuls and said, " We of the Mughul horde, desiring the royal welfare, have drawn off from Talkhan (Talikan) towards Ishklmlsh and Fulul. Let the Padshah advance as fast as possible, for the greater part of Khusrau Shah's force has broken up and is ready to take service with him." Just then news arrived that Shaibaq Khan, after taking Andijan,1 was getting to horse again against Hisar and Qunduz. On hearing this, Khusrau Shah, unable to stay in Qunduz, marched out with all the men he had, and took the road for Kabul. No sooner had he. left than his old servant, the able and trusted Mulla Muhammad Turkistdni made Qunduz fast for Shaibaq Khan.
Three or four thousand heads-of-houses in the Mughul horde, former dependants of Khusrau Shah, brought their families and joined us when, going by way of Sham-tu, we were near the Qlzll-su.2
(/■ Qambar-ali, the Skinner, dismissed.)
Qambar-'all Beg's foolish talk has been mentioned several times already ; his manners were displeasing to BaqI Beg ; to gratify BaqI Beg, he was dismissed. Thereafter his son 'Abdu'l-shukur, was in Jahanglr Mirza's service.
(g. Khusrau Shah waits on Bdbur.)
Khusrau Shah was much upset when he heard that the Mughul horde had joined me ; seeing nothing better to do for himself, he sent his son-in-law, Ayub's Yaq'ub, to make profession of well-wishing and submission to me, and respectfully to represent that he would enter my service if I would make terms and compact with him. His offer was accepted, because BaqI Chaghanmni wu a man of weight, and, however steady in his favourable disposition to me, did not overlook his brother's side in this matter. Compact was made that Khusrau
' From Tambal, to put down whom he had quitted his army near Balkh (Sh. N. cap. lix).
2 This, one of the many Red-rivers, flows from near Kahmard and joins the Andar-a!> water near Dushi.
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