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ended in the defeat of Shums Chukk, who was again foreed to seek 

 safety in his mountain fastnesses. Upon learning this disaster* 

 Futteh Shah fled to Hindustan, but soon afterwards returned on 

 the invitation of his victorious nephew. Although thus generously- 

 forgiven, this old intriguer soon reeommeneed his former practices, 

 formed a party and prevailed so far that Mahomed Shah, A. D. 

 1499, was a second time forced to abandon his capital, and take 

 refuge with Mullick Moosa Eeigna, who still held his own estates 

 and maintained a desultory warfare. 



Futteh Shah thus, a second time, gained possession of the throne, 

 making his faithful adherent Shums-ood-deen Chukk minister ; 

 A. D. 1499, but his enjoyment of it was but brief : Moosa Eeigna, 

 rallying his forces, took the field and signally defeated the usurper's 

 army in a pitched battle, taking his opponent Shums Chukk 

 prisoner. So dangerous a rival could not be allowed to live, and 

 accordingly the Chukk was put to death in his prison, after having, 

 it is said, killed no less than sixty of his executioners before he fell, 

 as is related in the following couplet well known in Cashmere 

 legends. 



A. D. 1501. — -Mahomed Shah being absent in the Punjaub, Futteh 

 Shah was suffered by the successful Eeigna, after some negotiation 

 to retain the name of king, whilst he himself exercised its real powers 

 for nearly nine years, until about the year 916 H., (A. D. 1510.) 

 Futteh Shah, finding himself a mere puppet, attempted to set up 

 Mullick Ibrahim Magrey in opposition, who however was soon 

 forced to provide for his safety by flight. The tribe of the Dangrees 

 now got the upper hand for the space of forty days, and set 

 up Mullick Asman, but the Chukks, under Kajee Chukk, now 

 aroused themselves and got the better of the Dangrees. A state of 

 anarchy and scramble for power succeeded, in the midst of which 

 Futteh Shah fled as far as Hurpore, on his way to Hindustan, but 

 being there met by Ibraham Magrey, who professed himself ready 

 to stand by him, he was encouraged to return to the capital, and he 

 reigned one year longer. At length the fugitive monarch Mahomed 

 Shah determined on an effort to regain his throne, collected an 

 army in the Punjaub, and marched, A. D. 1512, towards Cashmere by 



