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-86- power of Kabul, all the other Barakzai Brothers at Kandahar were awaiting the outcome of the struggle. Those Sirdars who were in Peshawar, too, watched the day of a final clash or agreement between Sirdar Doust Mohamed Khan and Sirdar Mohamed Azeem Khan. This attitude of expectations continued for the other Sirdrs did not want to complicate themselves in an affair, which ult- imately must be solved one way or the other, this con- tinued till Sirdar Mohamed Azeem Khan died; and his sudden death altered the stiuation rapidly; because as the balance deserted Kabul as a center; those Barekzai Brothers, who lived more or less contently at Kandahar and at Peshawar, now took a deeper interest in the affair of Kabul. From Kandahar, therefore, first Sirdar Pur Dil Khan, and then Sirdar Shair Dil Khan entered Kabul. The interference of the Sirdars of Kandahar, quite naturally had to decide the struggle which raged between Sirdar Habibullah Khan theson of Sirdar Mohamed Azeem Khan ane Sirdar Doust Mohame Khan. All this produced a struggle; which occasioned animosity between the Barakzai Sirdars and disturbed the peace of the mind of the people. Ultimately Sirdar Shair Dil Khan produced a scheme of Apporti- oning which had been discribed in the article number twenty two. Inspite of the fact that to each brother vast enougt property had been given, the outward appearance did not portray the inner feelings of their hearts; for as expectations of greater magnitude were in in the hearts of these men; conditions arose, which made the operations scheme of Shair Dil Khan nul and void. There could be done nothing else than to evolve a frseh Scheme Sirdar Shair Dil Khan after laying down his plans, left for Kan- dahar; and in the month of Muhharum of 1242. A. H. he did. As Kabul, according to his scheme was given to Sirdar Yar Mohamed Khan and Sirdar Sultan Mohamed Khan; the first named Sirdar took over the government of Kadul into his hands, and other of their bro- thers like Ata Mohamed Khan,Said Mohamed Khan and Pir Mohamed Khan remained as before at Peshawar. Later on when Sirdar Ata Mohame Khan died, Sirdar Yar Mohamed Khan took over the govern- ment ot Peshawar, and gave the government of Kabul to his brother Sultan Mohamed Khan: although according to the scheme,Sirdar Doust