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the prophet, " Whosoever shall suffer wickedness and infidelity to prevail, 

 the curse of God shall destroy them, and rest on their heads, till the day 

 of judgment." Therefore, God, in -his wrath, sent this infidel to them, 

 for their utter extermination. 



After the terrible example of Tirah; the whole hill country of the 

 AfghdfiSySLpostatiZQdto the new heresy, renouncing the Koran and all the 

 ordinances of Islam, and practising in their place the rules of the new 

 sect. They abandoned the stated public prayers, the prescribed donation 

 of alms, and the regular fasts, according to the ordinance of Ts/d?n ; and 

 they kept no fast whatsoever, excepting one of ten days, in the beginning 

 of spring, which they termed Rdzeh kill, the compleat fast. God preserve 

 us all, says Akh'un Derwe'zeh, from such infidelity as his. 



Ba'yezi'd's projects were now ripe, and with his usual promptitude, 

 he attempted to carry them into execution. With a considerable 

 force, he descended into the plains of JVingarhdr, sacked and burnt the 

 town of Bdroe, which is also named Bar and Bdrur, and ravaged the 

 adjacent districts. As he slowly retired towards the mountains, he was 

 pursued by Mah'san Kha'n Gha'zi ; who, by one of the rapid marches, for 

 which the Moghuls were formerly so celebrated, came up with him, and 

 made a vigorous attack on his rear, m the vicinity of Tor-rdga. Bayezid 

 ■had impressed his followers, with the belief, that, as soon as he should set 

 eyes on Mah'san Khan, that chieftain would fall dead from his horse. 

 •By such representations, he prevailed on them to stand the Moghul attack 

 in the plain ; but no sooner did they feel the sharpness of the sabre of Mis'r, ■ 

 and hear its whizz'ng stroke descend, than their irregular bands were 

 thrown into confusion, and by the impetuosity of the onset of the Moghul 

 .cavalry, who charged in mass, they were quickly dispersed. The pursuit 



