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that ensued. The most prominent of the insurgents were Ahmad Khan Nurzai, Nawab Khan, the Lame, Mukhtarud-daula and Sayyid Ahmad, a man of great learning and sanctity commonly called Mir Waiz. This Sayyid was held in great esteem among the people of Kabul. He always preached against the manifold corruptions and vices of the Court and the royal favours shown to the Shias. A formal complaint to the effect was disregarded by the Shah lest he might incur the displeasure of the sect, which he considered to be the best supporters of his cause.
The communal tension was intensified by the sudden murder of a young Sunni boy, who had picked up a quarrel with the Kizilbash. It was rumoured that his execution was at the instigation of the King himself. At the time when the body of this young man was being taken to the cemetery, the funeral procession was fired upon in the streets mostly occupied by the Shias. This was a signal for a general rising against the Shah. Mukhtarud-daula was now openly taking part in the conflict, exciting the people to rise against the King. The Shah did not like to come to terms with the insurgents, but waited impatiently for the return
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