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him at unawares, forced him to fly to Naoshera, with his adherents : 

 he was there met by another enemy, namely, an army of Turks who 

 were advancing under the command of Shaik Allie with a view 

 of invading Cashmere ; these however he worsted and succeeded in 

 effecting his escape from the country. lie remained in exile some 

 eight months, after which he contrived to make up matters with 

 the king, who had begun to find his new supporters more trouble- 

 some than the Chukks. He accordingly returned, and, counte- 

 nanced by the king, dispersed the Eeignas and Magreys ; the chief 

 of the former he seized and the latter fled. ( A. D. 1528.) Kajee 

 Chukk now openly dethroned the king, who was driven into exile, 

 and set up his own son Sultan Ibrahim. Encouraged by the 

 want of unanimity amongst the nobles of Cashmere, the surrounding 

 nations seem, at this period, to have been continually on the watch 

 for opportunities of effecting its conquest, and several armies of 

 these nations at different times, actually entered the country and 

 took part in its intestine struggles. 



The Magreys allied themselves to Allie Beg, who brought 

 20,000 horse, and their combined forces met Kajee Chukk in the 

 Bongil Pergunnah ; that chief behaved with his accustomed bravery, 

 (A. D. 1528,) but many of his family having fallen or been taken 

 prisoners, he at length reluctantly left the field. The Magreys 

 then got the upper hand and Allie Beg returned to the Punjaub. 

 Encouraged by the internal weakness of the country, the surround- 

 ing tributary states now also began openly to revolt, and in the 

 year (H. 937,) 1530 A. D. Mirza Kamran Chogatai instigated 

 by his brother, (A. D. 1530,) the Emperor Humaioon, who that 

 year ascended the throne of Delhi, and who until his attention was 

 distracted by his own troubles, seems to have had his eyes on 

 Cashmere (the ancient national chronicle of which country the 

 " Baj Taringini" was first translated by his orders) advanced 

 with an army of 30,000 horse as far as Naosherah. The danger 

 being imminent, the nobles in power turned their eyes on their for- 

 mer enemy, the brave and wise Kajee Chukk, (A. D. 1530—7,) 

 whom they solicited to return and fight for the common cause. He 

 accordingly joined them, and the allied forces of Cashmere, signally 

 defeated the army of Mirza Kamran in a pitched battle near the 



