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doubts respecting religion, and the Mahomedan writers relate the 

 following story of his conversion to the religion of Islam. Perceiv- 

 ing the folly of idolatry, he prayed earnestly to God to afford him 

 some guide in his search of truth ; it was at length vouchsafed to 

 his troubled mind that the religion of the person who should first 

 meet his sight on arising in the morning was the one it was right 

 for him to adopt. It so happened that the Faqeer Boolbel Shah 

 of Thibet, engaged at his morning prayers, was the first person 

 upon whom his eyes fell. Struck with the sight he requested an 

 explanation, became convinced and accepted the religion of Islam 

 and assumed the name of Sudder-Udeen. Eamchund and many 

 other nobles were converted at the same time. 



It is proper to add that the Hindu writers entirely ignore the 

 conversion ofEanjpoee who died after a reign of two and half years, 

 leaving his widow the queen Kotereen, A. D. 1326, regent. This 

 princess now raised to the throne and married Udeen Deo the 

 brother of Sudeo, the issue of which marriage was one son. JSTo 

 sooner had this king mounted the throne than his country was 

 invaded by an army of Turks who, under the command of Urdil, 

 marched across the Pir Pinjal to Hurpore, upon which the timid 

 Udeen Deo fled towards Thibet, but Kotereen with the courage 

 of her race, rallied her forces around her, called in her brother 

 Bawunchund, the commander-in-chief, and the wuzzeer prince Shah- 

 mir to her aid, by whose assistance, after several battles, she brought 

 the Turks to terms. It was arranged that the latter should leave 

 the country immediately and be allowed to retire unmolested. 

 Their retreat being effected, the queen recalled Udeen Deo her 

 timid consort, but his subjects, indignant at his desertion of them 

 in the hour of danger, would never pay him the respect due to a 

 sovereign. He died after a reign of fifteen years, leaving queen 

 Kotereen a second time sole regent of the country. A. D. 1341, 

 She now removed her court to the fort of Indr Kote, where she 

 resided in peace for five months, but during this period the eyes 

 of men were gradually turned towards prince Shahmir who had 

 commenced a course of intrigue, the result of which was the merging 

 of the whole real power of the state into his own hands. Still 

 restrained by some scruples of conscience, he at first sent the Queen 



