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2 Next morning, they were Baniinoned befoce the King, and all beheaded.
3 A short time i^r this executioo, ^ Amenool MooHc «m1 HoakManft
4 1ShmiiJMiaimytim9A»^tod$t»ki wd tte Xng^s and 1m miaiitec^
5 tea fion this cowiilfMy wet* tatinfy moved. Bat tfie indigiwtMi as*
6 cited by these sanguinary measures had in reality inoraaaad their danger, and
7 it is from this rime thit tht> f^piritof lebeUion irihicfa ocicaaiBaed the dowa&U
8 xA' Shauh Zemaun took its nse.
9 In the spring of tSoo, Futteh Alii Shauh a second time invaded Khoras-
10 saun. He was acoompanied by Mahmood, whom he promised to j^ace on
11 Ike timme of CboNi* flhanh Zenaon aaaiebed to Hanat «a aaon aa he
12 heaid of llie advance of the Kiiig of Benaa: he wwawned then dming-tiie
13 summer, and e^ly in autumn he set off, and pfoceeded with the greatest paa>
14 flible expedition to Caubiil. He sent his army by the usual route, and went
15 InniHelf, with two or three thousand choice troops, througli the Eimauk
16 country, and the almost inaccessible mountains of the Hazaurehs. He made
17 prodigious marclies, and, as the road he chose was quite direct, he reached
18 the cqiitai in laii dian a Ibrtn^t IWtah AUi Shaah ratiied fiaa M*«
19 waaft at tiie aaaae tiaae that Shenh Zwaitii bft Hannt*
20 Shauh Mahmood who was left in Khagawaun, retired to Tubbus Mdetfrnt
21 <A' maistance from the Persians, and extremely disgusted with the condiiot
22 of their court. He wf(« still attended by Akram Khaun Alizye, and two or
23 three other Doorauiiee ciuets, who had shared in all his fortunes : his pros-
24 pects never wore a worse aspect than at this time i when the arrival of
25 I^itteb Khaim Banrikzye gave a new directum to hia ooundk^ aad engaged
26 hiaiiii aneaiaiyiaewhidiiiMaialeiyledhimtothethtotte* Aitteh Khann
27 had fled to his castle of Girishk on the death of his fatheff tot liad beaik
28 impelled to quit ft, from his apprehensiou of tlic King's power. He was
29 animated with the spirit of revenge and hatred to Shauh J^mann and his
30 minister ; and his observation of the state of men's nuiids in tl»e Dooraunee
31 country, wati sufficient to determine a man of his sanguine character to make
32 » betd attempt ftoevatthMw the goMdunent. Hit adtiee to Mahaiood waa
33 4o rely no looger en iottaget aid, hot to advaaee en Gandafaar, and tnaat to
34 the Deerauneet ftr aupperttng his came. Ihe pn^eet amit hanre hean X6>
35 ceived with ardour by the Dooraunees, always disposed to hoM entttfMiaaik
36 and impatient of exile tnnrc than of all otlier calamities'.
37 Shauh Mahmood left i ubbus with no more than titty horsemen, crossed
38 the desart into Seestaun, and advwiced to Jellalal^ the capital of that pro-
39 vince. He was received wUh open arms by Behraum Khaun, the chief of
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