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- 17 - Shah Mahmud and Fateh Khan started with the rapidity of electricity and covering the distance between Muqor and Ghazni arrived at Kabul; though an engagement took place (rather small in magnitude) between the followers of the king and the forces of Fateh Khan and Mahmud at Wacha Pana near Jagdaluk; the result of which, quite naturally, was in favour of the forces of Fateh Khan. One of the Heads of the Shinwaris, one named Mullah Ashiq, who had previously enjoyed the friendship of Zaman Khan's minister the favonritte Wafadar Khan-had a fort on the way of Jagdalik. Zaman Shah, the unfortunate king, who had hopes of conquering the vast lands of India; but was so distracted by the trebles at home; at the hands of his brothers, was now obliged to take refuge at a fort of a mere Elder of a tribe even for a night's rest. This fact of a refuge at a tort is just an incident-fateful in essence-for dispite his deafeats in other fields, the remaining portions of Zaman Shah's domains were still in tact in the east and the south up to the Punjab; and his real brother-Shahshuja-was still a paramount ruler and governor of his brother at Peshawar; and from him, too, he had sought assistance. Ashiq, the Shinwari, at first received the king with due respect and humble solcitations; so that nothing was left undone in preparing a kingly reception. But when he heard that Mahmud had taken Kabul, the Shinwari was greatly frightend, and thought that the fact of having taken Zaman Shah as refugee might be considered in an adverse light by Mahmud; thus he locked the gate of the fort; and sent a message to Mahmud through his son, and said that some one might be sent to take over the one who reposed in the fort at night. Soon, howevr, the unfortunate Zaman Shah, realised that although till quite recently, they were the honoured guests, then they were prisoners. The Shinwari stuck to his idea, and all the solicitations of Zaman and his followers were of on avail. Atlast the gave up the effort and prepared themslves to whatever may come out of it all. The position of Zaman Shah was now known to both Mahmud and to Shahshuja; the one made all posible prepations to deal with the fleeing king, and Shahshuja was busy to render help.