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Heart's Joy," the daughter of the fugitive Jattah Chief—for himself, and a few days Z.N.T. later, crossing Atbâshi to Arpa Yâzi plain, there celebrated his marriage with her by magnificent ceremonies, and a round of splendid festivities, amidst . which he was sumptuously entertained by Mubârak Shah, the Makrit Chief of the country, who presented gifts in the customary rotation of nine of each kind. After these rejoicings Tymûr crossed .the,'Ucba Yâsi Pass to Uzkand, where he was joined by his first wife, Olja Turkân ; and thence, with a succession of festivities and entertainments, in which he escaped more than one plot against his life, returned to his capital.

In the spring of the next year, 777H. = 1375 A.D., Tymûr detailed a force of thirty thousand horse under Amir Sârboghâ with 'Adilshâh Jalâyr, Khitây Bahidur, and Elchiboghâ., to hunt down and kill Kamaruddin, who had again renewed his attacks on the frontier; and, appointing Acboghâ to the Government of Samarcand, himself set out on his third expedition against Khiva.

On his departure Sârboghâ, and'Adilshâh revolted, and, seizing the other two, besieged Samarcand. Tymûr hastened back to the relief of the capital, but the rebels, escaping into the Kapchâk country, there, in the absence of Urûs Khan amongst his nomads, killed his minister Uji Bay, and passing on, joined Kamaruddin. With him they invaded Andijân, held by 'Umar Shekh as Governor for Tymûr, and drew off the Kazzâk tribes from him to their own party. .

In consequence of this Tymûr, having secured Samarcand, set out on his fourth campaign against the Jattah of 1Vlogholistân. Kamaruddin retired to Atbâshi, and, sending off his people and cattle to Isigh Kol, lay in ambush with four thousand horse at Song Kol. He surprised Tymûr and a small escort with him, but was driven back and pursued to Sikiz Aghach. Here Tymûr heard of the death of his favourite son, Jahângir, at Samarcand, and, leaving a force under 'Umar Shekh, with Acboghâ, Khitây Bahidur and others to carry on the war, himself hurried back to the capital, where he was met by the populace in ashes and mourning.

Kamaruddin, after a long chase, again escaped his pursuers to the Korâtu Desert; and they returned having plundered the country thus far, and executed the rebellious 'Adilshâh, whom they captured wandering in a demented state in the hills near the Acstlmâ tower—a red brick pillar built on the Kara Chic hill as an outlook upon the Kapchâk plain.

After the funeral obsequies of his son, Tymûr, in 778H. = 1376 A.D., set out on his fifth campaign against the restless Kamaruddin. The advance was led by Muhammad Beg, the son of Amir nisi, and he came up with the enemy at Boghâm Isigh Kol. The Chief was not found, but his army and camp, after a short struggle, were captured. In this expedition Tymûr learned that . Toctamish, the son of Unis Khan, was coming to seek his protection. He left an Amiri tumczn_" Commander of ten thousand" to meet and escort the refugee from Kapchâk, and meanwhile pursued his return march to the capital by the route through Cochcaar and Jumghil to Uzkand in Farghâ.na. At Samarcand he received Toctamish, and, loading him with favors, adopted him as his son, and gave him Atrâr and Syrârn to hold as a frontier against

bis brother Toctâ Kâyâ.   ,

In this last campaign against the Jattah, Kamaruddin, who was of such vast size that a child of seven years could stand in one of his boots, was unable to keep his saddle owing to dropsy and a foul disease in the groin. His people, on the close approach of Tymûr, concealed him in a forest at Kolmâ Câjor, with a supply of food and a couple of slaves to attend him ; but he was never again seen or heard of. On his disappearance peace and order were once more restored to the Jattah of Mogholistin.

During the period Kamaruddin held rule over Mogholistân, Khizr Khoja, the T.R. heir of Toghhic Tymûr, was wandering in exile amongst the mountains on the opposite borders of the country, moving from place to place as his hiding was discovered by the pursuing emissaries of the usurper. From Bolor he was successively carried out of harm's way to the mountain retreats of Badakhshân, Khutan, and Sârigh Uighur,