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was proceeding,) at a place called Allipootreh. He reigned 34 years, 

 and his remains were conveyed to Mecca, where they were buried 

 near those of his father, Shah Beg. His death closed the dynasty of 

 Urghoon. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Mirza Eessan Tirkhan — dissensions between him and Mahmoud Khan of 

 Bukkur — Tattah fired and pillaged by the Portuguese — peace concluded be- 

 tween Mirza Eessan and Mahmoud Khan — brief history of the former dis- 

 sensions between his sons — death of Mirza Eessan — succeeded by his son 

 Mirza Mahomed Bakee — at enmity with Mahmoud Khan — origin of the lat- 

 ter — Mahomed Bakee — opposed by his brother, Khan Baber — is murdered 

 by Mahomed Bakee — Akbar Padshah sends Mohib Ally Khan to besiege Buk- 

 kur — Mahomed Bakee 's a submission to the Shah — death of Mahmoud Khan — 

 Bukkur becomes a jahgeer of the kingdom of Delhi — Mirza Mahomed 

 Bakee destroys himself. 



Mriza Eessan Tirkhan. 



A year after the death of Shah Hussein, rivalry and dissension arose 



963 h, 1555 a. d. between Mirza Eessan Tirkhan, governor of Tattah, 



Dissensions with. 



Sooltan Mahmoud. and Sooltan Mahmoud, governor of Bukkur ; the 



pretensions of the former being favoured by the men of Urghoon and 

 Tirkhan. Mirza Eessan marched to attack Bukkur, in which 

 fort Mahmoud entrenched himself, and was besieged for 15 days ; but at 

 this time intelligence reached the former, that the Portuguese merce- 

 naries, whom he had left at Tattah, had set fire 

 Tattah fired and pillag- , # m 



ed by the Portuguese, to, and pillaged that city, he immediately raised 



the siege, and returned to Tattah. Mahmoud pursued him as far as 

 Seeoostan, the country in the vicinity of which he laid waste. On his 

 arrival at Tattah, Mirza Eessan learnt that the Portuguese hearing 

 of his approach, had decamped ; he repaired the walls of the city, and 

 built a small fort to command the creek. After other engagements 

 between Mirza Eessan and Mahmoud, peace was concluded be- 

 tween them ; the forces of the Mirza returning to 

 Peace concluded be- 



tween Mirza Eessan Tattah, and those of Mahmoud to Bukkur, which 

 and Mahmoud Khan. . . . . - ,. , , ' ... ., Al 



places they occupied, and continued to divide the 



government of the country between them. Mirza Eessan Tirkhan 



History of Mirza is described as having been educated by Shah Beg, 



in whose service and that of his son, he attained the 



