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at this moment only one thousand soldiers., including 
both infantry and cavalry ; many having deserted his 
standard after he quitted the district of Kesh. As 
his troops were miserably appointed, and altogether 
in wretched plight, he disposed of the jewels and 
ornaments which remained to him and his wife, and 
distributed the amount among them. Heading his 
cavalry, he then set forward towards Kandahar, 
which he had been long bent upon subduing. En- 
camping in the neighbourhood of Gurmsyr, he boldly 
sent a summons to the governor, Myr Mehedy, who 
immediately obeyed it. When the latter entered Ti- 
mur’s presence, this prince took his own turband from 
his head, and placed it upon that of Myr Mehedy, who 
presented him with many costly presents. Thus Ti- 
mur became master of Gurmsyr without the slightest 
opposition, and soon subdued the neighbouring dis- 
tricts. Being now again joined by Amyr Hussyn, 
who had abandoned him in his distress, he re- 
stored his brother-in-law to his confidence, and made 
over to him half the revenue of Gurmsyr. From this 
time the prince took up his residence in the neighbour- 
hood of Gurmsyr, waiting for a favourable opportunity 
to wrest Kandahar out of the hands of the Ghory dy- 
nasty, and place it under his own dominion. 
