•t4 HINDOOSTAN. 
Upon the fil'd difturbknce, thofe Tartars who had fct up 
the young prince, jealous of the power of the Chilligies, 
affembled themfelves, and profcribed all the principal 
Chilligian officers. Chigen had been deputed by the Tar¬ 
tar party to invite Ferofe to a conference, in which a plot 
was formed for his affaffinat-ion. Ferofe, penetrating his 
defign, drew upon the traitor, and killed him at the door 
of his tent. The fons of Ferofe, who were renowned for 
their valour, immediately put themlelves at the head of 
five hundred cliofen liorfe, and, making an afiault upon 
the: Tartars, cut their way to the royal tent, which was 
pitched in the centre of the camp; and, leizing the infant 
king, carried him, and the fon of Malleck ul Omrah, off, 
in fpite of all oppofition. Ferofe, in the rp^an time, fent 
a ruffian to affaffinate the fultan Kei Kobad, .who lay fick 
at his palace on the banks of the Jumna. The villain 
found this unfortunate prince fick in hi? bed, deferted by 
all his attendants. He beat out the poor remains of life 
with a club ; then, rolling him up in the bed-clothes, threw 
. him out of tire window into the river. This affaffin was 
a Tartar, whofe father had been cruelly put to death by 
Kei Kobad ; and he now glutted his revenge :—“ The 
ways of Providence are founded in jultice and in wifdom.” 
DYNASTY of the CHILLIGIES, or AFGHANS. 
Ferofe II. now afcended the throne, and affumed the 
title of Jellal ul Dien; having put an end to the dynafty 
of Gaur, by killing the infant king, whom his party had 
taken from the Tartar legion. Chidju, nephew of the 
fultan Balin, and the laft remaining heir of the empire, 
was appointed viceroy of Kurrah, and fent off to his go¬ 
vernment Ferofe then entered the palace, and was pro¬ 
claimed fultan, in the year pf the hegira 687, A. D. 1289, 
During the reign of the magnificent Balin, and his 
■wretched grandfon Kei Kobad, Cublai, the grandfon of 
Gengis, fat on the Mogul throne, and completed the con- 
queft of China. Hallaku, and after him his fon Iikan, 
reigned over the empire of Perfia and Syria, in fubordi- 
nation to Cublai. Kagathai, the fon of Gengis, and his 
pofterity, were in pofleffion of Tranfoxiana, and the pro¬ 
vinces to the north-weft of the Indus, which, in the reign 
of the invincible Mahmood, had firft formed the empire 
of Gazna. 
Ferofe, who had long been commander of the Afghan 
troops, the hardy natives-of the mountains of Gaur and 
Ghirgiftan, fituate between Perfia and Hindoollan, as here¬ 
tofore noticed, was feventy years of age when he afcend¬ 
ed the throne. By way of plainnefs, he changed the royal 
umbrella from red to white ; laid entirely afide his cruelty 
after the murder of the young prince, and became re¬ 
markable for humanity and bene'volence. He had no great 
confidence in t he loyalty of the people of Dflhi, and there¬ 
fore re tided always at Kilogurry, which he llrengthened 
with works, and adorned with fine gardens by the fide 
of the river. The omrahs, following the emperor’s exam¬ 
ple, built palaces.around ; fo that Kilogurry became known 
by the name of the New City. 
In the fecond year of Ferofe, Chidju, the nephew of 
Bidin and the rightful heir, in alliance with Halim, nabob 
of Oude, affamed alfo the enfigns of royalty, and Itruck 
the currency of the country in his own name, which he 
changed to that of Moghizul Dien. He brought over to 
his party all the rajahs and jaghiredars of thole parts; and, 
railing a great army, advanced towards Delhi. Ferofe, ap- 
prifed of his'movement, collected his forces, and marched 
out to meet him. He fent the Chilligian or Afghan caval¬ 
ry, who excelled at the bow, a few miles in ids front, un¬ 
der the command of Arkilli, his own fon. Arkilli, en¬ 
countering the enemy about twenty-five miles from the 
city, after an obllinate engagement defeated them. He 
took fevdral omrahs, whom he mounted upon camels, with 
branches hung round their necks; and in that humbled 
condition fent them to his father. When Ferofe law their 
diftrefs, he immediately ordered them to be unbound, to 
have a change of fine linen, and an elegant entertainment 
to be provided. He called them before him, and faid, 
“ Evil for evil may eafily be returned; but he only is 
great who returns good for evil.” Chidju, fome days after, 1 
was taken by the zemindars, and fent in chains to Ferole. 
Inftead of condemning him to death, as was expected, he 
gave him a free pardon, and fent him to Moultan, where 
he had a handfome appointment for life, as a prifoner on 
parole. 
In the year of the hegira 692, A. D. 1291, a kinfman of 
Hallaku, king of Perfia, invaded Hindoollan with one 
hundred thoufand Moguls. Ferofe, having received ad¬ 
vice of the approach of the enemy, collected his army, 
and moved forward to oppol'e him. Both armies encamped 
for the fpace of five days in fight of each other; and on 
the fixth morning they drew up in order of battle. The 
Moguls, after an obllinate contell, were overthrown, many 
of their chiefs killed, and about a thoufand of them taken 
prifoners. Among the latter were two omrahs, and feve- 
ral officers of rank. The emperor, after the victory, offer¬ 
ed them peace; and, in confequence of his great clemency, 
mutual prelents were exchanged between them; upon 
which Hallaku joined Ferofe with three thoufand men, 
wl'.o all became Muffulmen; and their chief was honour¬ 
ed with one of the daughters of Ferofe in marriage. 
In the year of the hegira 69a, Alla-ul-Dien, the king’s 
nephew, who fucceeded Chidju as viceroy of Kurrah, 
a country bordering on the Deccan, requelled to be 
permitted to march againll the Hindoos of Belfa, who in- 
felted his province. Having obtained leave, he marched 
the fame year to Belfa, which he took; and, having pil¬ 
laged the country, returned with much fpoil, part of which 
was lent as a prefent to the emperor; and among other 
things, there was a large brazen idol, which was thrown 
down by the Budaoon gate. Ferofe, pleal'ed with the fuc- 
cefs and behaviour of his nephew, rewarded him, by ad¬ 
ding the loubadary of Oude to his former government of 
Kurrah. 
Alla, upon this preferment, acquainted Ferofe that there 
were fome princes of great wealth-towards Chinderi, whom, 
if his majtfty Ihould give him permilfion, he would reduce 
to his obedience, and fend their fpoils to the royal trea- 
fury. The fultan conl'ented, and Alla fet forward on his 
expedition . Arriving upon the frontiers of the Deccan, 
he preffed forward againll Deogur, the capital of Ramdeo’s 
dominions. Intelligence of this unexpected invalion be- 
ing fent to the prince, who, with his Ion, was ablent in 
a dillant part of his dominions, he returned with great ex- 
pedition, and, throwing liimfelf between Alla and the city, 
engaged him with ccnfummate bravery ; but was defeated 
with great lofs. Ramdeo, fearful of the bad confequences 
that might enfue from oppoling the Mulfulman invader 
in the field, offered him confiderable prefents if he would 
retire without committing farther depredations. Alla was 
glad to accept the offer; and having received fifty maunds 
of gold, a quantity of jewels, fifty elephants, and feveral 
thoufand horfes, he releai'ed his prifoners, and promiied to 
march out of Deogur on the fifteenth day from his firlfc 
entrance. 
Ramdeo’s eldell fon, who, on the approach of Alla, 
had fled witij his mother to the neighbouring rajahs to 
■implore their affiltance, returning at this juncture at the 
head of a numerous army, wrote to Alla in thele terms : 
“ If you defire life and lafety, extricate yourfeif from this 
horrible abyls into which you have fallen. Whatever 
you have plundered and received, you mull return, and 
take your way homeward, rejoicing in your permitted 
efcape.” Alia, upon reading this letter, blackened the 
face of the meffenger, and hooted him out of the city. 
He left Malleck to in.velt Ramdeo in the citadel with a 
thoufand horfe, and marched himicif, with the reft of the 
army, to attack the rajah’s fon, who by no means de¬ 
clined the battle. He drew forth his numerous fquadrons, 
and the conflict commenced with Inch invincible courage 
and perleverance, that even the flout heart of Alla trem¬ 
bled for the victory. His troops began to fail back on. 
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