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their arrows, each man* * * § carried away a handful of earth. In one day, it 
is said, the tank was completed.f 
Extract XXVIII. 
JThe Holy Imams having seen the letter, said : 
“ Oh friends ! a letter has come to us from the land of Kashqar. We 
are going in order to conquer the infidels. We have§ no other work than 
this.” 
.They started in the direction of the land of Kashqar...After some time, 
having made Yusuf Qadir Khan king over the land of Kashqar, (the Holy 
Imams) set off in the direction of China. Having come there they sat 
down before a (certain) town. The infidels remained amazed at this army. 
At that time Juqta Rashid had a magician. (This man) said : “ Oh my 
King, why are you thus distressed. Is it necessary for them to see the 
town in order to take it, or can they take it without seeing it ?|| 
Juqta Rashid exclaimed : “ Oh Vizier, what speech is this P The 
city stands evident to the view,^[ (yet) he speaks thus !” 
The magician responded : “ However many days that army may stay 
here, (so long) will I conceal the town.” 
Juqta Rashid having saluted him sat down. All the infidels were 
glad, and heat a roll on the drum of rejoicing. 
Morning came. When the Holy Imams had concluded their prayers, 
they ordered a certain one (saying) : “ Go in (to the city) and say : 
These who have come are the descendants of the Holy Mustafa** (on whom 
be God’s mercy and peace). Their Holy names are Imam Nasiru-’d-din, 
Imam Mufinu-’d-din, Imam Zuhuru-’d-din, and Imam Qiwamu-’d-din. 
They have come from Mawara an-Nahar in order to conquer the land of 
Kashqar, with an army of a hundred and forty thousand. They have 
ordered me (saying), go in and say to those infidels, hang your bows about 
your necks, come into my presence and become Musalmans professing the 
Faith. If they do not profess the Faith, beginning with Juqta Rashid, 
* Lit. u By head of man.” 
f A similar story was told me at Qizil itself, where also I obtained my copy of the 
TazTciratu- l-Bughra (see Shaw’s High Tartary, page 240). 
t The story here returns to the time when Yusuf Qadir had obtained assistance 
from the Imams of Madain, while Hasan Bughra Khan had gone on ahead (Ext. 
XXII) to recover Ivashghar, and had been killed (Ext. XXV). • We seem to have here 
a slightly different tradition. 
§ Lit. “ There is to us.” 
|| Lit. “ Seeing will they take the town, will they also take it not seeing ?” 
If Lit. “ Standing showing itself.” 
** The Prophet Muhammad. 
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