282 Of the early History of SindL [No. 1 12. 



CHAPTER IX. 



Mirza Janee Beg Tirkhan — Akbar sends Khan Klianan to Sindh — siege of 

 Schwan — defeat of the war boats — siege of Bohurry — destruction of Tat- 

 tah — Janee Beg treats for peace — peace concluded — Janee Beg accompanies 

 Khan Khanan to the presence — Akbar Padshah honours Janee Beg — death 

 of Janee Beg — Sindh becomes a dependency of the throne of Delhi — 

 Mirza Ghazie Beg Tirkhan — revolt of Abul Cassim — the Padshah sends for 

 GhazeeBeg — he proceeds to Agra — additional power — repairs to Kandahar, 

 where he is murdered — his generosity — rulers deputed by the Delhi 

 sovereigns of the family of Timoor until the accession of the Kalonas — their 

 rule — accession of the Talpooras. 



Mirza Janee Beg Tirkhan. 

 His first act was to punish with studied cruelty, the accused mur- 

 derers of the late Mirza. His uncle Muzuffir Khan disgusted at his 

 conduct, collected a force to attack Tattah ; but was defeated. Bukkur, 

 as was before mentioned, after the death of Mahmoud Khan, became a 

 999 1590 a d dependency of the kingdom of Delhi, in the year 



Khan Khanan sent 999 H . 1590 a. d. Akbar Shah gave it as a jahqeer 

 to Sindh. _ & J y 



to Khan Khanan, with orders to reduce the governor 



of Tattah {Janee Beg,) also to his authority. 



The Shah had previously written to Janee Beg to come to the pre- 

 sence, and proffer allegiance, a performance of which order the latter 

 evaded. Khan Khanan first determined to take the fort of Seh- 

 ran, as it commanded the passage of the river, and then march to 

 attack Tattah. He had, however, scarcely commenced the siege, when 

 intelligence reached him of the march of Janee Beg, with a countless 

 army, to the relief of the fort. Khan Khanan raised the siege of Seh- 

 ivan, and proceeded to meet Janee Beg, who at a place called Bohurry. 

 (higher up than Nussurpoor,) had thrown up a fort, and strengthened his 

 position. When Khan Khanan arrived within six koss of that place, 

 he learnt that Janee Beg had 300 war boats with him, commanded by 

 Khusroo Khan and other nobles. 



Khan Khanan threw up five or six small mud forts, which he 



mounted with guns, on the bank of the river, commanding the passage 



of the boats. On a night of the month Shuwal, 999. h. 1590 a. d. the 



. . „;, action commenced, the shot striking the Sindhian 



Ascent of the war ° 



boats. boats, threw them into confusion ; eight or nine were 





