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future jealousy should subsist between them, they 
permitted Kabul Shah Aghlan, who had been raised 
by the refractory nobles to the sovereignty of the 
disputed provinces, to retain the khanship. This un- 
happy prince was shortly afterwards put to death by 
his preceptor, who sought by this act of treachery to 
obtain the favour of Timur; but the latter imme- 
diately sent him to the relatives of the murdered 
khan, saying it was not fit that a regicide should 
be permitted to live. 
Soon after this event, the Jete army having re- 
covered from their recent discomfitures, advanced 
towards Bukhara. Timur, whose forces were now 
considerably increased by new levies, marched to meet 
them with the greatest confidence. Amyr Hussyn 
commanded the right wing, and Timur the left. This 
prince, who had at the first onset repulsed the right 
wing of the enemy, sent a messenger to Hussyn, de- 
siring that he would immediately bring up his reserve, 
and, by a simultaneous attack upon their faltering 
squadrons, secure the victory, which was all but won. 
Hussyn, probably jealous of his brother-in-law's suc- 
cess, refused to advance, and, receiving a severe check, 
the opportunity was lost. Darkness at length sepa- 
rated the combatants. 
Timur remained in his saddle the whole night, 
during which a tremendous storm of rain fell, accom- 
panied with thunder and lightning. The earth was 
saturated, and became like a slough, so that the 
horses were unable to act. Nevertheless, the next 
morning he advanced with undaunted resolution 
against the enemy, who had covered themselves and 
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