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LIVES OF THE MOGHUL EMPERORS. 
of Mirza Mohammed Sultan, one of the princes of the 
blood, he obtained pardon ; but was sent forthwith 
to Samerkund, and his treasures distributed among 
those who had so bravely distinguished themselves 
during this stubborn siege. 
After this, the whole of Armenia became tributary 
to the Jagatay sovereign. In obedience to the well- 
known Mohammedan maxim, that it is the duty of 
all true believers in the faith of Islam to make war 
upon such as profess a different religion, Timur deter- 
mined again to march into Georgia and finally re- 
duce the princes of that country to submission. Ad- 
vancing with a numerous army to Kars in Turkish 
Armenia, he encamped before that city. Here news 
was brought to him of the birth of a grandson. 
Shortly afterwards, the amyrs whom he had sent 
into Georgia having conquered the greatest part of 
the country, returned with their spoils, and congra- 
tulated their imperial master on the joyful addition to 
the family of his son Mirza Shah Rukh. A splendid 
banquet was provided, at which Timur entertained 
with great magnificence many foreign princes and 
persons of distinction. The festival being ended, 
Mirza Shah Rukh departed for Samerkund, the go- 
vernment of which his father had conferred upon 
him. 
