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tweeii the Yiisefzei and the sons of Ba'yezid, he issued his mandate to 

 that tribe, to deliver up Jela'l-ed-din, and his partizans, who had beea 

 made prisoners, to himself. When the slave of darkness entered the 

 royal presence, he was most graciously received, and as he feigned sick- 

 ness, he v/as desired, after some days, to present himself again, in order to 

 .-receive some mark of royal favour. That serpent brood, however, recom- 

 pensed his kindness with black ingratitude. Being of a crafty and versa- 

 tile disposition, he managed matters so skilfully, that he .escaped from 

 Lahore, and readied the mountains of Tirah,hefoYe Acb^ar was apprized 

 of his flights The genius of jELA'L-ED-DiN,t|uickly> retrieved the affairs 

 of the Roshe?iiah se6t, and on every occasion, he displayed a degree of 

 energy worthy of his father Ba'yezid. He soon found himself at the 

 Iiead of a numerous host, and ^announcing himself as emperor of the 

 Afghmis, or Padshah of Pokhtankha, he called on all the Afghan tribes 

 to follow him into Hindustan, " Xet the Afghans only attend me, said 

 •lie, and I will soon overthrow the bulwarks of Agra and Sikrei or Lahore." 

 The Afghans colle6led around his banners, but they were vigorously 

 opposed by the Moghuls, who occupied Paishdwer, and other parts of the 

 country; and .^fe^'^^^^-^^^^^j ^^ ^^s distra6led state, suffered every species 

 of calamity. Some perished by the ravages of the Moghuls, others by the 

 attacks of Jela'l-ed-din. The Moghuls slew many innocent men, as par- 

 tizans of the apostate, and Jela'l-ed-din made reprisals, and many true 

 .Afghans suffered death, under the suspicion of being Moghuls or Tdjics, 

 Thus infidelity brought its own reward, and Pdkhtanlzha was alternately 

 ravaged by both parties. In these conflicts, Cama'l-ed-bin, the brother 

 of Jela'l-ed-din, was taken captive hy the Moghuls, and afterwards 

 died in prison., The perseverance of Jela'l-ed-din was, however, gaining 

 ground, ^nd he had extended his pov/er considerably beyond that of his 



