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a Turk wlio had found an asylum with the Gakk’hars, to avoid 
punishment for rebellion against the government of the $ayyids> 
was appointed commander-in-chief of the Gakk’har army. He 
subjugated the Panjab, and seized Lahor, the capital, and crossing 
the Satlaj went against the town of Talwandi, which was taken 
and sacked. The Bajah of Talwandi, Bai Ffruz, however, 
managed to escape. From Talwandi Jasrat went to Bupar and 
then to Ludhianah, and lastly laid siege to the fort of Jalindhar. 
Ziarat Khan the governor offered at first a stout resistance, but 
was in the end compelled to sue for peace. Jasrat made a treaty 
to the effect that Ziarat Khan should evacuate the fort and make 
it over to Taghai Khan, whose son should then be sent as an 
ambassador with presents to the king at Delhi. Accordingly, on 
the 2nd Jumada-l-akhir, A. H. 824, Ziarat Khan surrendered 
the fort, and went and encamped about five miles away from the 
town ; but on the 2nd day, Jasrat treacherously fell upon the camp 
of Ziarat Khan, and made him a prisoner carrying him off to 
Ludhianah. Jasrat next besieged Sirhind, and while Islam Khan 
the governor was engaging his attention, Sayyid Mubarak, the king 
of Dihli, having received intelligence of the revolt of Jasrat, march¬ 
ed to Sirhind with a large force. On the approach of the king, 
Jasrat raised the siege and retreated to Ludhianah. In the con¬ 
fusion Ziarat Khan contrived to effect his escape, and to join the 
king his master, who followed up in pursuit of Jasrat to Ludhianah, 
but Jasrat had in the meanwhile crossed the Satlaj, and possessed 
himself of all the ferry boats. The river being much swollen from 
the rain, the king was unable to cross over. After a few days, 
when the river had subsided, the king marched to Qabiilpiir, 
Jasrat being still encamped on the opposite side. The king’s 
army crossed over on elephants, but Jasrat without giving battle 
fled from the place. The king pursued him, and killed many of 
of his men, much property also falling into his hands which the 
Gakk’hars abandoned on the way. The pursuit was kept up by 
the king as far as Jammu, and Bai Bkirn, the Baja of Jammu, 
having disclosed to the king the secret hiding-place of the Gak¬ 
k’hars, the king marched to the spot, coming upon them suddenly 
and unexpectedly. A great many Gakk’hars were killed, and the 
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