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| Report of a Mission to Yarkund in 1873 : vol.1 |
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| ~ | ( 178 ) before the death of Afgk who, on being informed that all was ready for him to open T.H. and bless the institution, foretold his speedy arrival there for his last resting place. On the death of Afgk, the succession to the government was immediately con- tested by his sons. Yahya, who had for some years conducted the government over seventeen cities of Mogholistgn, was killed within seven months, at the end of Safar 1106 H., through the intrigues of Khgnim Pgdshgh, the widow of Afgk. She was a daughter of Rashid, and a grand-daughter of Sultan Said, and now used her influence with the nobles and chiefs in favour of her own son, Mandi, at that time aged sixteen years. This excited the jealousy of the darve8h, and being instigated by other members of the family, they soon after attacked her palace, and killing her, set it on fire. In the midst of this confusion Acbash, a brother of Yahya, came from Turfan and seizing Yarkand, drove the youthful sons of Afak, namely, Khoja Husen (called Baghra Khan by his father) aged nine years, and Calich Burhgnuddin, aged five years, and other members of the family to Hindustan. Sixteen years later Husen returned from his exile, and became the Governor of Ygrkand and Kashghar. Acbgsh on gaining possession of the city quarrelled with his Kirghiz and Kapchgk allies, and, after some desultory warfare, was seized and executed at Ygngi Hissgr by Arzti Muhammad, the Kirghiz leader ; who then fought to oust his rival comrade Camat Bi, the Kapchgk Chief ; and in the end they destroyed each other. Afak, in his first attempt to seize the government of the country, was unsue- M.V. cessful, and was driven from Kashghar by its Ruler, Ismail Khan, to take refuge in Kashmir. From this he repaired to the Dalgy Lamma who sent him with a recommendation for aid to the Ghaldan=Khan, or Chief of the Olot Kalmak, or Eleuth of Zûnghar. The Ghaldan, however, took the opportunity to seize the country for himself, and in 1678 A.D. appointed Afgk his Governor at Yarkand as the capital, with a large staff of Kalmak officials supported by garrisons in the different towns. At the same time he carried off Ismail and his family into exile at Ghûlja, his own capital. Afgk distributed the several offices of government and provincial charges amongst his Aktaghhic partizans, in subordination to the Zûnghari Chiefs who, however, themselves took no part in the internal administtation of the government. They were content merely to hold the country and realize the monthly tribute of four hundred thousand tanga=eighty thousand rupees. Anarchy and hostility, however, continued for several years between the two factions, till the Kargtgghhic being defeated finally emigrated to Kashmir. Afgk now to allay suspicion resigned the government to his brother, Ismail Muhammad, the Governor of trsh Turfan, and set him to attack the Zûnghgri. He fell upon the Kalmak, and, plundering their camps, seized an immense number of captives and great booty in cattle. He then feared the vengeance of the Ghaldan, and fled to the mountains, where he was killed by his own guides. On this Afak resumed the government. On the assassination of Yahya after the death of Afgk, his brother from Turfan seized Yarkand as already mentioned. To maintain himself there against his opponents, Acbgsh called to his aid from Khujand one Khoja Dgnyal of the Kargtgghlûc faction. On this the people of Kashghar brought in Khoja Ahmad, Aktighlûe, and set him up as ruler, and war then followed between the rivals. The Aktaghlûc, with their Kirghiz partizans, beseiged Yarkand to seize Dgnyal, but were repulsed by the Kirghiz under their leader Hgshim Khan in the interest of the Karitaghlûc. His success, however, was short lived, for the Khoja intrigues presently drove him to retire to his steppes. Dgnyal now gained over the Kalmak, who joined him at Yarkand to avenge the invasion from Kashghar against which they marched together. The city surrendered after a few skirmishes, and the Kalmak chief, appointing as governor a citizen chosen by the [people, took both Ahmad and Dgnyal prisoners to Ila or Ghûlja, and thus restored quiet to the country. | |||||||||
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