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this said to himself, that inasmuch as Fath Khan has entered Tibet and 
returned, why should I not do the same ? All Kashmir would praise 
me. He therefore determined to go alone. Fath Chakk remonstrated 
with him, and told him that if he were determined to go he ought 
not to go alone. He would not listen to him, and went accompanied 
but by 500 men. Fath Khan retired. The Tibetans seeing Ahmad 
coming alone, attacked him and he not being able to withstand them, fled to 
Fath Khan and ordered him to the rear-guard of the army for the day 
while he pressed forward without delay. The Tibetans still pressed on, 
and when they found Fath Khan alone, engaged him in battle. He, 
fighting with all zeal and alone, was slain. Grhazi Shah hearing this news 
was exceedingly angry, and turned away his face from his son as was 
meet after such conduct. The reign of Grhazi Shah was cat short after 
four years. 1 ** 
Sultan Husain Shah .—The “ Tarikh-i-Kashmir” says Husain Shah, 
ascended the throne in 971 A. H. Two coins Hos. 20 and 21, pi. II, 
give 970. I prefer the testimony of these coins to that of the historians. 
The date is duplicated, it is given once in Persian words and once in 
figures and both dates agree. 
Husain Shall was the brother of Grhazi Shah* In 971 A. H. Gliazi 
Shah invaded Great Tibet and took up a position at Muladghar. On 
account of his being a victim of leprosy he lost his eyesight. He made 
it a habit to oppress his subjects and from innocent people exacted heavy 
fines. By reason of this his subjects were estranged from him and 
formed themselves into two companies against him. One faction follow¬ 
ed Ahmad Khan his son, and the other his brother Husain Chakk. 
When Ghazi Shah heard of this he returned from his expedition to Tibet 
and re-entered Srinagar, and as he showed greater friendship to Husain 
Chakk he placed him on the throne instead himself, and the whole of 
the nobles and ministers came to the house of Husain and gave in their 
firm allegiance to him. After 15 days Ghazi Shah divided the whole of 
his robes and goods into two parts, one part he gave to his own sons, the 
other to shopkeepers telling them to give him their value. The shop¬ 
keepers at once resorted to Husain to ask for justice. Husain advised 
Ghazi Shall to desist from making his demand. On this Ghazi wished 
that he had made his own son his successor. Husain hearing’ this sum- 
moned Ahmad Khan. Ghazi’s son and Abdal Khan and others of the 
family to his presence, and made them take an oath and give their word 
to obey him. Ghazi Shah being ashamed at this attempt to subvert the 
* For coin of Ghazi Shah see No. 18, pi. II. Dr. Stulpnagel has I believe the 
only duplicate known. Mine from which I drew No. 19 is now in the British 
Museum. 
