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gurrie army (a nephew of Mirza Hyder) and communicated this 

 success to the other conspirators, who immediately threw off their 

 disguise and fell upon the army of that chief, (now without a leader), 

 aud the other detached forces, all of which they defeated ; and then, 

 combining their own army, boldly advanced to give battle to Mirza 

 Hyder himself. 



A. D. 1551. — He, however, having placed his family and treasure 

 in the Port of Indrakoul, resolved upon making a night attack 

 upon the rebellious nobles ; with this view he, one day, went out 

 alone to reconnoitre the enemy's position and, ascending a tree for 

 that purpose, was there discovered and slain by one of the hostile 

 spearmen (a butcher) who on challenging him, detected his foreign 

 accent. 



Thus perished (H. 959) the intrusive governor, who however 

 had done much for the country during his term of power, having 

 introduced many artisans and manufacturers. The conquerors 

 spared all his family, who retired to Hindustan. 



Abdie Eeigna now came into power for a short time, but the 

 Chukks under the leadership of the three sons of Kajee Chukk, 

 (Gazie Khan, Hussein Khan, and Allie Khan,) rallied their forces, 

 and drove away Abdie Eeigna, (A. D. 1552,) who fled towards 

 Hindustan, but his foot being caught by the branch of a vine on the 

 road, he was dragged off his horse and killed by the fall, having 

 enjoyed the supreme authority one year. The Chukks, having now 

 the upper hand, made Hubbeeb Khan (son of the famous Shums- 

 ood-deen Chukk) ruler of Cashmere, with Dowlut Chukk for his 

 commander-in-chief. At this time a great earthquake occurred, 

 which lasted seven days and destroyed many of the principal build- 

 ings, and considerably altered the channel of the river Jhelum ; in 

 fact it was during this earthquake, that the course of the river 

 Jhelum, being turned, produced that change in the relative positions 

 of the two cities of Hussanpoora and Hussainpoora, which the 

 superstition of the Mahomedans has magnified into a miracle well 

 known in Cashmere legends. 



Dowlut Chukk, the commander-in-chief, at this time married the 

 widow of his uncle Kajee Chukk : enraged at this proceeding her 

 eldest son Gazie Khan, having caught him off his guard, seized 



