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-26- when the kingdom fell into the hands of his uncle Shah huja, when he was again appointed as the governor of Kandahar. After that date another chapter opened in the life of prince Qaisar, which means a series of revolts which he set up against his uncle; but the king repeatedly forgeive him in consideration of his blinded brother-Zaman Shah. It is obvious, of course, that these uprisings of the prince did not take place all by themselves. Everyone knows that Shahshuja and Vazir Fateh Khan came togather and parted several times; and on each occasion when the vizir parted with Shahshuja, he betook himself stright to Kandahar, so that he could incite prince Qaisar to take and to revolt against his uncle the king Shahshuja. Also, it is known to every one that in this the Vazir had an especial motive; for he was in fact in sea- rch of a man from amongst the Saduzais, who could manage the affairs of the government better. He exted the prince Qaiser several times to see whether the young prince had it in him to govern properly; but the prince coulde not acquit himself successfully in this direction. At long last, when the insubordination of Qaisar had gone bey- ond endurance, the then governor of Farah, one name Haji Firzud- din, with the order of the uncle of the young prince-Shahshuja-took Qandahar form the prince. Shahshuja, however, arrived in Kabul and nominaied his nephew to the governorate of Kabul. Meantime Shair Khan, a former minister of Shahshuja, reached Kabul and induced the young prince Qaisar to go forward to Peshawar against his uncle. This Shair Mohamed Khan, had revolted against Shahshuja together with his son, after the conquest of Kashmire. These min arrived at Kabul in order to plot with one Ghayes Khan; but Shahshuja journ- eying by way of Dera Jat also arrived at Kabul, and spoiled the designs of the plotters. Shair Mohamed Khan and his co-operators were klilled; and Qaisar, who had been hoping help from Persia was also disappointed.