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In this same^ year Yusuf Shah went to Lar. Shams Chakk fled 
with his chains out of prison and went to Khatwar and joined Haidar 
Chakk who was at that place. When Yusuf got to know of this he 
went after them with an army. They, disagreeing amongst themselves, 
fled and Yusuf Shah returned victorious to Srinagar. 
In the year 990* Shams Chakk and Haidar Chakk came from Khat¬ 
war to Kashmir with the intention of waging war with Yusuf Shah. 
But Yusuf met them and appointing his son Yaqub to lead the van, 
victory resulted in his favour and he returned victorious. At the inter¬ 
vention of the Rai of Khatwar, Yusuf forgave Shams Chakk and 
presented him with a jagir. Haidar Chakk leaving Khatwar went to 
Rajah Man Singh. 
In the year 992, Yaqub the son of Yusuf Shah was honoured by a 
reception at the court of Akbar to whom he had gone to give in his sub¬ 
mission and homage. When his Majesty arrived in Lahore from Rath- 
pur Sikri Yaqub wrote to his father Yusuf Shah that the Emperor was 
intending to visit Kashmir. Yusuf said be would meet him. But just 
at this time he heard that Hakim ’Ali Gfilani had arrived at Tliatta on an 
embassy from Akbar. Yusuf Shah at once proceeded to Thatta and 
put on the robes Akbar had sent as a present. He desired to resort at 
once to the imperial presence but Baba Khalil. Baba Mahdi and Shams 
Dadli agreeing together told him that if he went he would be slain, and 
his son Yaqub would transport himself rapidly to Kashmir and get 
made king. Hearing this, Yusuf delayed accompanying them, so they 
returned alone to his Majesty. But when Akbar, who was in earnest 
about the conquest of Kashmir heard of this device he at once appointed 
Shah Rukh Mirza and Shall Quli Khan and Bhagwan Dass to the inva¬ 
sion of Kashmir. Yiisuf Shah encamped at Baramulla. When the 
news arrived that the invading army had arrived at Haulbas on the fron¬ 
tiers of Kashmir, he stopped up the way. As it was winter and the time 
for ice and the road was shut up, offers of peace were made. Yusuf 
Shah putting his son Yaqub on the throne went himself to Rajah 
Bhagwan Dass to negotiate. Agreeing to pay annual tribute he made 
peace. The nobles of Akbar, however, seized him and carried him into 
the presence of his Majesty. The Emperor was not pleased with the 
treaty. And in 995 he sent Muhammad Qasim Mirbahr and other nobles. 
Yaqub Shah who was on the throne of Kashmir opposed their coming. 
The chiefs of Kashmir who were rebellious and who had not given in 
their submission to Yaqub, deserted him at this crisis and went over to 
Muhammad Qasim. Some, however, raised the standard of rebellion in 
the city. When Yaqub found that his party was disturbed by interne- 
# Probably this is 990 A. H. and 990 in the next paragraph should be 991. 
