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When Humayun and Mahmud, who were at Kandahar and at
Herat heard the news of the death of their father; they at once,
each at his own station, raised the banner of revolt and discord.
When Zaman Shah, however, finally ascended the throne; he sent
a message to his brother Humyun at Kandahar, and inivited him
to accapt him (Zaman Shah) as the king, But as Humayun, was
older than Zaman Shah, and during the time of the reign of his father
Timour had held high administrative post; and considered himself
as the rightful owner of his father's did not accept the profered
in vitiation of his brother Zaman at Kabul; thus the troops of
the two claiment's for the throne mustered at a place called Bagh
Bubro-some locate it to be about two miles from Kandahar; whilst
others think that the place lay some two miles east of Killat-
in order to reach conclusions. The matter did not arrive to any
sanguinary stage; for the personal influence of Sirdar Payunda
Khan (on behalf of Zaman Shah) and his strong pleas persudaed
the commander of Humayun's forces to come to a peaceful arran-
gement; thus Mihar Ali Khan surrundred his troops; whilst Huma-
yun retreated with his father-in-law to Kandahar, ard thence took
the road to Bluchistan: where he took refuge with Nasir
Khan the Bluch. With this success, of course, Zaman
Shah found his position steadied, and the status of Payanea Khan was
increased in the estimation of the king of Afghanistan. After putting the
matters of Kandahar right, the king placed his son the Prince
Nasir on the govership of Kandahar under the guardianship of
Abdullah Khan-Noorzai-because the prince was cnly a boy of seven
years of age. Zaman Shah, himeself marched on to Herat;
from that place he returned after putting the local affairs right
at Herat. From Kabul, the king journeyed towards Peshawar to
arrange matters in the eastern part of his realm; and then began
to contemplate over his plans of a conquest of India
Humayun, in the meantime, watching his opportunity finding
that his brother, the king was away from the capital of Afghanistan;
started towards Kandahar once again from his hiding place of Blu-
chistan. It is related, however that Zaman Shah, not being unaware
of the designs of Humayun, prior to leaving Kabul for Peshawar,
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