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0285 Report of a Mission to Yarkund in 1873 : vol.1
Report of a Mission to Yarkund in 1873 : vol.1 / Page 285 (Color Image)

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and meeting, was visited by a severe nightmare, and taking the dream as a bad omen, at once struck his camp and hastened back by Marghinan to Khokand whence, after a halt of fourteen days, he set out for his own capital, taking Sultan Murad with him. On the departure of this Bukhara army, with which he had returned from his exile, Yakûb Beg Koshbegi, Batur Cull Shaghciwul, and Mirza Ahmad Koshbegi, with several Pcinsad officers and others, joined Alim Cull. On this Muzaffaruddin halted at Surkhsti, and sent Sultan Murad back to Khokand as Khan. But, as he could not hold the place, he left it after a week, and accompanied by Abdtilla Pctnsad went to join Alim Cull. On arrival at Osh they were met by 'rash Khoja .Huddychi from Alim Cull, and he, according to his orders, killed Sultan Murad and took Abdtulla back with him to his master who robed him and took him into his own service.

From Osh Alim Cull moved to Yar Mazar, and halting a week held a consultation with his adherents, and by their consent decided on bringing Syad Sultan Beg, the son of Mallah Khan, from Namangan and setting him up as Khan, with himself as his minister.

Syad Sultan, on assuming the government, sent Yaktib Beg as Mir to the Kuramma Fort, and himself marched with Alim Cull to Khokand whence Khudayar retreated to Jizzak. He here collected the relics of his deserted army, and from amongst their chiefs sent Ming Bay and Nar Muhammad Lashkarbczsh, and several Pdnsad officers, with a force to secure Khujand which, with the aid of Yakûb Beg from Kuranima with his contingent, they took after a siege of ten days, the Governor Dost Muhammad, Karacalpak, escaping to Bukhara. Alim Cull arrived there a few days later, and appointing Mirth Ahmed Koshbegi to the government, set out for Tashkand by Kuramma, where he was entertained by Yakûb Beg.

At Tashkand Alim Cull was the guest of he Governor Suliman Khoja, but suspecting his fidelity he killed him, and re-established Nar Muhammad, the brother-in-law of Yakûb Beg, in the government ; he returned then to Khokand by Kilaochi, from which he summoned Yakûb Beg to join him, and sent Hydar Cull, Kapchak, to take his place at Kuramma.

Whilst these events were following one the other in Khokand, much more important changes were enacting in the countries bordering to the north and east. In the former direction the Russians were steadily pushing on from Uch Alma Ata or Almati (or Fort Vernoe, as their great military post on the north of Isigh Kol is called) . They took Awliya Ata or Aulieta on the 16th June 1864, and Hazrat Turkistan on the 24th of the same month. From the latter the Governor, Mirza Daulat, fled to Tashkand where he found Alim Cull with a large army busily fortifying the defences of the city, to which he had hastened on the first

intelligence of the Russian advance.

From Tashkand Alim Cull advanced with a considerable force under Ming By Lashkarbctsh to secure Chamkand, but he was met and attacked on arrival there by a Russian column from Turkistan; and after a severe encounter succeeded in driving them back. The Awliya Ata column, however, coming up at this juncture joined that from Turkistan, and the combined Russian forces next day made an attack upon Chamkand. Alim Cull fought with his accustomed impetuosity and bravery, and forced the Russians to fall back upon Turkistan. He then put the defences of the place into repair, and leaving Mirza Ahmad Koshbegi in its command with a strong garrison, hurried back to control affairs at Khokand, to recover which Khudayar was

intriguing.

Three months had hardly elapsed when news came that the Russians were again moving in great force against Chamkand. On this Alim Cull at once despatched Yak{tb Beg Koshbegi to hold and strengthen the defences of Tashkand. On his arrival there, however, he was joined by Mirza, Ahmad just arrived from Chamkand, whence he had been driven by the Russians who took the place in the beginning of October 1864, and ten days later pushed on against Tashkand. As they approached