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HISTORY OF' INI»IA.

[Book I.

A.u. iMi. The Mi)<^ul iiriiiy ('iii[)l(»y((l in the expedition a^^uinst thiH AI';L^han tribe whh commanded by Zein Khan Koka, who allowed himself to be wm|)letely defeat<id, and had great difficulty in reaching the royal camp at Attr)ck. Rajah Beerbui,

a special favourite of Akber, perished on this occasion ; and the monarch had thus to endure, not merely the mortification of defeat, but the deep grief, which he could not but feel, at the loss of one of his most valued friends. The Yoosoofzyes, having failed to improve their victory, were ultimately obliged to make some sort of submission, which appears to have been more formal than real. The Roshnyes or Rooshe- nias, another of the mountain tribes, headed by a leader of the name of Jelala, made a still more valiant defence, but were also at last oblicred to submit. While this Afghan contest was being waged, Akber was extending and consolidatincj his empire in other directions. Taking advan- tage of dissensions in Scinde, he in 1591 sent Mirza Khan with an invading army from Lahore, to enter it from the north, and lay siege to the fort of Sehwan. Mirza Jany Beg, then ruling sciiide raado in Sciiidc, advanccd with a numerous army and a train of artillery. After province, arriving within twelve miles of the Mogul camp, he sent forward 100 boats filled with artillery- men and archers, to make an attack. Mirza Khan had only twenty - five boats at command ; but, taking advan- tage of the night, came upon the ene- my by surprise, and compelled him to a precipitate flight. Mirza Jany Beg be- came, in future, more cautious; and having bronslit

down his whole fleet, landed on a swampy ground, which, at high water, became inaccessible. Here he successfully resisted all attempts to dislodge him ; and

YoosooFZYE. — Elphiiistoue's Kingdom of

Cabool.

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Ruins of the Castle of Sehwan. — Jackson's Afghanistan.