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Shahshuja reached the regions of Arghistan. When then this trouble
had first fieared up, Kamran, had sought help from his uncle, who
was the governor of Herat-one named Haji Firouzuddin-as the result
thereof two thousand horsemen, under the leadership of Malik Qas-
im arrived for the help of the nephew of the governor of Herat, to
Kandahar. Kamran found a force of his own at Kandahar amounting
to three thousand horsemen. With this five thousand horsemen he
moved to Arghistan. The strength of Kamran's troops motified Shah
shuja; and converged his movements from Arghanistan towards the
areas of the Ghizais and the Kakars. In that region, at a place call-
ed Mina the prince Qaisar joined him. Shahshuja now divided his
men into two groups: one of the section was sent towards Kandahar
under the leadership of the prince Qaisar, Madad Khan-the Mir
Akhour Bashi, and Shadi Khan Achakzai; and he himself marched on
to Kabul by way of Zormut. The time was the year 1219.A.H. when
circumstances, too, helped Shahshuja, for the people of Kabul
helping Shahshuja fell upon Shah Mahmud, and Shah Mahmud, theref-
ore, besoiged himself at Bala Hisar. This news assisted Shahshuja,
and he therefore, hurried with great speed towards Kabul. This sc-
heme succeeded, for Shahshuja who now had at his disposal on less
than one hunded and fifty thousand fighting men reached Kabul;
and took Bala Hisar; and this time Shah Mahmud was flung in the
dungeon of Bala Hisar.
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WAZIR FATEH KHAN.
NINTHE ARTICLE
Amongst 27 sons of Timour Shah a nd 21 sons of Sardar
Payunda Khan which,constitute two sections of princes of Sadar
Zais and Sardars of Barakzais the one who held a title of
King's Fribend and the Head of the Ministers was the one man, who des-
pite all the disturbances and family fueds in the beginning of the 19th.
cenytury of the Christian Era continued to steady the throne of Shah
Mahmud - despite the weakness of the ruler-was Wazir Fatreh Khan.
He was able to perform much in the interest of the country; but a
lazzy king, vitiated courtiers, and a highly jealous son of the king
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