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LIVES OF THE MOGHUL EMPERORS. 
had occupied, by Yar-Ally, a Turkoman chief, re- 
turned to it with a large army, regained possession of 
the city, put the Turkoman to death, and subdued 
the province of Khorassan. Before, however, he could 
establish himself in his new conquest, he was defeated 
by his two elder brothers, the sovereigns of Fars and 
Irak, both considerable provinces of Persia, and forced 
to retire to a strong fortress, which he was finally com- 
pelled to abandon and conceal himself in the moun- 
tains. The two brothers finally quarrelled, and Mo- 
hammed Mirza, king of Irak, quitted Khorassan in 
disgust; Baber then, issuing from his concealment, 
mustered his forces, attacked his brother Alla-ood- 
Dowlet, king of Fars, drove him from place to place, 
and at length made him prisoner. Upon hearing of 
this unexpected reverse, Mohammed returned to 
Khorassan to the relief of Alla-ood-Dowlet. Baber 
ordered his prisoner to be blinded ; but the operation 
not having been effectively performed, the captive 
prince did not lose his sight. Baber now, in order to 
withdraw his elder brother from Khorassan, directed 
his army to proceed against Fars, whither he accom- 
panied it in person; but obtaining information that 
Alla-ood-Dowlet had escaped from confinement and 
was at the head of a considerable army, he hastened 
back to Khorassan, where, upon his arrival, he found 
that the revolt had been suppressed, and his brother 
forced to retreat from his dominions. 
Not long after this, while on a foreign expedition, 
his territories were invaded from the north by Abu- 
said Mirza. When informed of this unprovoked ag- 
gression, he retraced his steps, followed the invader 
