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across the Oxus, and invested Samerkund ; but after 
carrying on an ineffectual siege for forty days,, a peace 
was concluded between the rival princes. Baber then 
returned to Herat., and died,, a.d. 1457, from a disease 
brought on by habitual excess,* 
Immediately after the death of Baber, Abusaid re- 
solved to attempt the conquest of Khorassan, a great 
portion of which he overran ; but was repelled by 
Jehan Shah, a Turkoman chief, whom, however, he 
finally compelled to abandon that country and sue for 
peace. Sultan Hussyn Mirza, descended from Ti- 
mur in the fourth degree by his son Omer Sheikh, 
having plundered the borders of Khorassan, Abusaid 
marched against him, defeated his forces, and pur- 
suing his advantage, entered the invader’s capital, 
of which he made one of his own sons governor. 
Meanwhile Mohammed Juki, a grandson of Ulug Beg, 
entered Abusaid’s territories with an army of Uz- 
becks and committed terrible ravages ; but, upon the 
sovereign’s approach, retired beyond the Jaxartes. 
The capital of Abusaid being besieged by Sultan Hus- 
syn during his temporary absence, the king returned, 
obliged the invader to raise the siege, drove him 
out of his dominions, and following him into his own, 
made himself master of them. He now turned his 
arms against Mohammed Juki, who had retired to 
a strong fortress upon the Jaxartes, which Abusaid 
took after a siege of four months.'}- Being de- 
livered from his enemies, he directed his atten- 
* D’Herbelot, in voce Abusaid. De Guignes, vol. v. p. 88. 
t Abulghazi Khan, Gen. Hist, of the Turks, vol. i. p. 215. 
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