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not pessed, when Sirdar Kdohin Dill Khan retuned from Iran.
The minister Sirdar Mohamed Quli Khan of the puppet king, immedia-
tely allied himself with the Sirdar Kohin Dil Khan. A battle
was fought at Houz Sung Sar, about 28 miles west of Kandahar;
in which Kohin Dil Khan was successful; and it is the last of
those battles which were fought against the puppet king. There
after Sirdar Kohin Dil Khan held Kandahar and governed it.
During the second period of reign of Amir Doust Mohamed
Khan at Kabul, and a permanent rule of Sirdar Kohin Dil Khan
at Kandahar, the two clashed due to the interference of Sirdar
Sultan Ahmad Khan; and it was possible that a battle might be foug-
ht between the two, near the Muqar river but matters were agreed
upon without fighting. As a result Sirdar Kohin Dil Khan continued
to rule over Kandahar; and Amir Doust Mohamed Khan held Kabul
as the ruler. Personal animosity between the two, however, conti-
nued to smoulder; till first of all Sirdar Mihr Dil Khan died
on Friday 27th of Jamaus Sani; and after him Sirdar Kohin Dil
Khan went to answer his Master on Tuesday the 7th of Zilhijh.
Afrer the death of these two Sirdar, difference arose between Sir-
dar Rahm Dil khan and the sons of Sirdar Kohin Dil Khan over
the governorship of Kandahar; an appeal was made to Amir Doust
Mohamed Khan; Kandahar was taken by Amir Doust Mohamed
Khan's son Sirdar Shair Ali Khan; thus Kandahar administration
melted away; and it became a province of the realm of Afgha-
nistan, now ruled by Amir Doust Mohamed Khan.
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TWO CROWING CEREMONIES
ARTICIE: TWENTY FIFTH
(The barley and wheat heads)
In the year 1160.A.H. ( 1747.A.D. )a coronation took place at
the shrine of Shair SurKh of kandahar; and a similiar coronation
tooK place at, Kabul- Siah Sung - in the year 1254.A.H. (1835.A.D:)
both of these being those simple ceremonies which mark the crowing
of Afghan kings. Upon the crown of one the head of barley was placed
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