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LIVES OF THE MOGHUL EMPERORS. 
tail. Finding that in conjunction with Ky Khusero, 
whose daughter his son had just married, he could 
only muster three thousand horse, he came to the de- 
termination of advancing against the detached parties. 
Dividing his cavalry therefore into three troops, he or- 
dered the Moghul standard to be raised, marched boldly 
towards the enemy, and attacking the divisions seve- 
rally, defeated them. When the news of their defeat 
was communicated to Amyr Hussyn, his rage knew no 
bounds, and, assembling the whole of his forces, he 
proceeded in person against the conqueror, who did 
not await his arrival, but at once resolved to meet 
him. Whilst on the march, a heavy storm of snow 
fell upon Hussyn’s troops. Being without provisions, 
having nothing to cover them, and fearing that to 
proceed would expose them to the danger of being 
buried in the snow, they made a precipitate retreat. 
Timur consequently retired, and took up his winter- 
quarters at Tashkund. The winter of this year was 
so severe, that the birds of the forest came into the 
town and sought shelter in the houses. 
As soon as the fine weather set in, Hussyn, hear- 
ing that his rival had received a reinforcement of 
ten thousand cavalry, made overtures of peace, which 
were acceded to by Timur, and friendship was once 
more apparently restored between the two amyrs. 
Each disbanded his army ; the former returning 
to Samerkund, the latter to Kesh. Many of Ti- 
mur’s soldiers, who had been drawn from the hills, 
returned to their native mountains to enjoy the 
sweets of repose after a long and arduous service 
under the most enterprising general of his age. Ti- 
