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passes impracticable, Mirza Yardgar, a noble, proclaimed himself 

 king and besieged the governor in the city of Srinugger. The 

 Emperor however, on the opening of the season, sent a picked army 

 against him under the command of Shaick-Furreed-Bukshee. On 

 its approach towards the relief of the city of Srinugger, whilst 

 hesitating to engage so superior a force, Mirza Tardgar was treacher- 

 ously murdered by Sharock-Beg and Ibrahim-Kakur, who presented 

 his head to the Emperor's general. 



A. D. 1592. — The Emperor himself now followed in person and 

 was received with every demonstration of joy by the Cashmeries. 

 Being spring, he remained in the valley during the entire summer, 

 but on the approach of winter returned to his capital, leaving 

 Mahomed-Koolie-Khan as Soobadar, with Todar Mull to assist 

 him in reducing the country to order. 



As we now find Cashmere (although disturbed by the incursions 

 of the Chukk tribe, who still wandered unsubdued in the hills) 

 reduced to the condition of a province of the Guznivide throne, 

 it seems a proper point to close this portion of its history. 



Paet 3 ed. — Cashmere under the Emperors of Delhi. 



A. D. 1586. — The native historians of this period, with the excep- 

 tion of Abul Fazl, agree in their arrangement of considering 

 Cashmere to have passed out of the hands of its ancient rulers, 

 and to have become an integral portion of the empire of Delhi from 

 the year A. D. 1586, (H. 995,) in which date, we have seen Kasim 

 Khan obtained possession of the city of Srinugger. Abul Fazl 

 however closes the first portion of his history with the flight of 

 Kajee Chukk to Hindustan (H, 947,) in the 1540, and the esta- 

 blishment of Mirza Hyder on the throne of Cashmere, which thus, 

 according to him, passed under the sway of Humaioon Emperor of 

 Delhi, but as that chief was soon dispossessed of his throne and 

 slain, and as after him several native princes reigned for short 

 periods, it does not seem advisable to,follow his arrangement on this 

 point, which was no doubt adopted with a view of flattering his 

 Emperor and patron Akbar. 



The second portion of his history moreover commences with the 

 visit of Akbar to Cashmere. (1587.) 



