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Helmand. A well-contested battle took place, in which Zaman Shah, after narrowly escaping a defeat, obtained a complete victory over his adversary, who fleeing from the battle-field, reached Herat in safety. Unfortunately, the Shah did not follow his success, and turned his attention towards India. His design against that country was, however, frustrated this time by the activities of his eldest brother, who, after his defeat at Kilat-i-Ghilzai, had taken shelter in Baluchistan. In the battle that ensued, Humayun was again defeated and forced to flee. He was caught at Leiya, on the eastern bank of the Indus and deprived of his eye-sight by the orders of the Shah. Humayun passed the rest of his life in confinement.
Being relieved of pressing anxiety, Zaman Shah left for Sindh, where things were not going on well. He had hardly reached the Bolan Pass when the news was brought to him that Mahmud was planning to attack him in the rear with the object of taking Kandahar. The King, concluding a hasty peace with Fatehulla Khan Talpuri, returned to Kandahar. A severe battle was fought at Girishk, on the Helmand. Mahmud
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