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and his speeches were usually pregnant with profound wisdom; so that 

 ■karned men were astdfiished at him„ 



'It is said, that it was In consequence of the divine command, thathe put 

 •to death those who knew not God« Three times he received the divine 

 .command, without putting his hand to the sabre ; but when it had been 

 repeatedly received^ .being devoid of resource, he ^irt up his loins, for 



'the religious war, ' .-yv.--: iw'l ,■ 



He was contemporary with Mm^A Muh'ammed Hekim, the son of 

 HuMA'Yu'N Padshah; and the author has heard from Mirza Shah 

 MuH'AMMED, who was surnamed Ghazni Kha'n, that it was in the 

 year a. h, 949, that Miya'n Roshen acquired strength, and established 

 Ms sect My father Sha'h Beg Kha'n Arghu'n, surnamed Kha'n-Dou» 

 e'an, said, he saw Miyan BA'YEZiD, before his great rising, when he 

 was brought to the court of Mirza Muh'ammed Hekim, and the Vlema^ 

 or learned, were baffled in disputing with him; and were compelled to let 

 Mm take his departure. In the beginning of the year a. h» 994, the 

 tidings of the death of Mirza Muh'ammed Hekim reached the ele- 

 vated throne of empire, from CdbuL The tomb of Miya'h Ba'YEZid is at 

 B'hatahpiur, in the hill-country of the Afghans. 'J ^^ sr ' 



tlL 0:^ THE TMAMSACTIOMS OF THE SOJTS O.F MIYAJt 



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' OMAR SHEIKH, Cama'l-ed-din, Nu'r-ed-din, and Jela'l-ed-dii^,^ 

 were the sons of Ba'yezid, and he had a daughter named Cama'l Kha'tun. 

 Mtqr the Miya'n* jELA.'x,rE»rBm succeeded to his rank, and^piritual 



