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94 deprived of his eyesight. From 1775 to 1781 Timur was confronted with major uprisings on various fronts, including Balkh, Seistan, Khura- san and Kashmir. Of these the insurrection of Sahibzada of Chamkani, which took place in 1779, deserves special notice. The conspirators aimed at dethroning Timur Shah and placing Iskandar, Sulaiman's son, on the throne. Some prominent chiefs of the Mohmands and Khyber Afridis also took part in this conspiracy. Collecting a large force, the conspirators suddenly entered the royal citadel (Bala Hissar) at Peshawar through the connivance of the Commander of the Guard. The Shah took shelter in one of the towers. All would have been over, had not the Kizilbash Regiment come to his assistance. The conspira- tors were soon overpowered and made to flee. A large number of them were killed in the action. Faizullah Khan, one of the ring-leaders, was taken prisoner and put to death. The Mohmand Chief, who had escaped this general slaughter, was prevailed upon by an oath, sworn on the Kuran, to submit. No sooner did he make his submission and surrender himself to the Shah than he was tortured to death. This breach of faith was very