1 toihitti hy treaties, or by actual pas»e.ssiaji : an J liiid his plans been pursued,
2 thefe is uo doubt timt a government 3ut}iaeuti)t tUjruug io secured its
3 of this great einpire.
4 . . The «teftclBr:<if Ahixd'» aiicowwt ««« iiiilaaUl^,!v^ flaheH fiwHi lii^
5 and it was in a great measure owin^ to tM vpimn of policy iiitliMiueed.fc^
6 Timoor, that the pD#er,of ib» J>CMCitiiioWfiiit.lieQMne flbrtwoMy, aod lni
7 iinrc (k'clinetl.
8 , Timoor tSliaiiili was born at Meshhed in the montli of Deceiuber 1746,
9 He was educated ai hi& iktliar'ti court, and accompauied lum on man^ of his
10 txptdbtioiM* ■ • .
11 Hia/utiuitioa'iiid not lead him to adopt the cfainefer lod anniMt* of hk
12 nmntiyaMiLi wd he seoon novel «ran UK hove boon perfectly familiar «ilh
13 their language. While he was yet a j^outh, he was stationed in the Puojaub,
14 and afterwards was appointod governor of Uorautf where the ,bulk: of th^
15 inhabitants are FersiajQs.
16 He was at Heraut when Aluued ^liauh's ilioess became serious, and he set
17 pff for th« htUii of 'Tohete oee Mo ftther bofiim he died ; and probably to
18 vntch over haa iown 4«tereftii iriien that evontflhouhi take places M»ehe
19 foacbed C;andehari..he reomd poiittve onden Sum. the flhanh to. letnnL to
20 his govemmcnt, whidi he was ohUged reluctudly to obey. These orders
21 had been obtained by the vizltr Shauh Wullco Khaun, who had before this
22 entered into u conspiracy, with Sirdar Jeliauii Khaun nni] some other Doo-
23 rauiice cliiclsi, to set aside Timoor, and secure the crown, on Ahnitd'^ li^-
24 cea&e, to Prince SolimAn» who was married to the vizier's daughter. On
25 Ahmed. Shauh'f deatti, thie Doofaunee cfaieft held a oouncil at Caodahar to
26 ftc.dn hie aiieooaMMrt ih^ viaier ceoommended SolioHp, but another party,
27 headed; by AbdooUah Kh|Bm Aiptilzye (who held the great offce of Devi^ini
28 3^ee), declared for Timoor. After long debates, the coimcil broke up
29 without hayinp; come to any resolution ; and tlie vizier, of his own authority,
30 placed SoUoiaun on the throne. Ahdoolhih and hit partiziim withdrew, and
31 raised their claui» to support X unoor't> ciami.
32 When tliis news reached Timoor, be marched Ibr Cendahajr, with the force
33 4if his .government^ ,aivl l«4h oCthn Doorauneei and Bbnub a* ha4 adbpfed
34 hiBoauae. Tim irjririi nliin uniUnwinrril trr rnllrrt hii Brmjr. tiiii liiii allimm
35 was unsuccessful, and he found he had no resource birt in Wlbmlwon | bft ae»
36 (Kwdu^y xc^^aM totfaecvnp of Tvnoor, but he ma not aUnwed to lee the
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