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Rh of a hundred cart-loads of rupees. Khujista-akhter wanted to divide all this money into three equal parts; but Zulficar-khan made use of so much chicanery and brought forward so many pretences, that three-fifths of that immense sum became Moiz-ed-din's share, and the other two-fifths only fell to the lot of the other brothers. Such a proceeding could not but exasperate them: Khujista-akhter forthwith resolved to proclaim himself king, and he took the title of Jehan-shah, so that there were two parties now ripe for coming to blows. Khujista-akhter, or Jehan-shah, having been joined by several commanders of distinction, among whom were Mahomed-khan and Rustem-dil-khan, men who thought of nothing but slaughter and blood, the two armies viewed each other with jealousy, but they did not immediately come to blows. They passed whole days and even whole nights under arms, for as soon as the sun set, the two armies lit fires, and seemed to wait for an attack. Jehan-shah soon found himself at the head of a large body of troops and a numerous artillery, nor was Moiz-ed-din, who now assumed the title of Jehandar-shah, worse prepared for action.

On the fourth day, Jehan-shah, after considerable skirmishing, said to his generals that he wanted to examine his encampment from without, and directed that (as on the three former days) they