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3 doubt that Shauh Morand replied to Zemaun's demands by very flattering
4 professions. It is commonly believed that he was about to deliver up Mah-
5 moodf when that pxince dedared his intentioD of making a pilgrimage to
6 Maoea, tad, by thtu irtwdwring n^ffon into die qucattoo'iiFIiii Wliwiiliiin,
7 arteorted file Ulkn. ill hs&raav od thdr indi»e dhudnai Umm to
8 d^ait } but a more probable account ii, that Shanh Moraud, equally un«
9 wSSngtiniOmd Shauh Zemaun by harbouring his rival, and to ^u:rifice Us
10 own reputation by betraying a guest, gavfe Mahmood n itice of the machina-
11 tions tliai \Tcie carrying on against him, and pi c\ a]i( d on liiin to remove all
12 difficulty by quitting his dominions. On ieaviug Bokhaura, iSiiauh Mahmood
13 fled to ^^^»i?f"^ (or Oorgunge), tvfaera be «■» wilt leoeivied by tbe King.
14 SIkmu Obqgodge be a^nn ntofoi^
15 , DiBing the time of Mdnnood'i weoderingB, ea eveat took piece at Cm*
16 dahar wfaieb bed a material etSsct on his fbtore fiwtaoce. Six of tibe princi*
17 pal Doorannee and Kn^^zlebaush lords, disguRted with the power and in^
18 lence of Wutiadar ivlimin, luui conspired to assassinate that minister, to
19 depose Zeinaun, and place his brother ^huja on tlic throne. The conspirators
20 met often, and notwithtbmding the precautions they dbserved, had at last
21 suspicuMit^ ^Hio bed mmMiided ibeiti wilb ipiee irithesC
22 baagelilBtopenelntetbeir dei^B; when tbe whole ^et twi mwipectodly
23 revealed by M irza Shereef Khaun» tbe deputy of tbe Mooodiee ftwiAtir, to
24 whom the secret had been disclased by one of the conspirators.
25 The principal conspirators were iieratrauz Khaun, head of the Baiirukja.'e*,
26 Maliommed Azeem Khaun, head of the Alekkozyes, and Ameer Arnlaue
27 Kliaun, head ol' the powerful Persian tribe of Jewauu&liccr. , '
28 MahomMed Aieeoi* tbe moK^ dsaag&mm t£ iBbm munber, was €m w^aiA
29 An officer waa Aen aent to appaehend SinfiMiea Kbaitei On bfc aMnd it
30 tbe bouse of that noblemai^ be wia recoiwd by his son fbttob Kbiilii*^^
31 same wlio has since made so great a figure in the Dooratmee tfanaactMMS^
32 WiUiout shewinsr any suspicion of his intentions, Futteh Kh»im apolo^rized to
33 the officer kn lii^ riiiliei ' . ribsciice, and offered to c;o and caii him : he then
34 repaired to Seratrau;^, told him that a guard was come to »dze him, and with
35 Ibeaaeae dednon and tiie same indifftvence to the BMaae which faeve abMi
36 ebenwtorized bhn, proposed to aattttfawto the offieer, Mate the goeidi^ aad
37 fly from: Oaodabar. SinfitaRie r^aoied tfaeae vident ootmaala^ and attaaded
38 tbe officer to the King. AoMer AhbMm waa ei •comt when the order lor
39 seizing him waa iaauedlf and tbe Other coiapibitew-wen appMheoded «k tiM
40 own houses. " ' -'i
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