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The people, fretting under this imposition, sent some Aktâghlûc agents to Khokand P. complaining of the violation of the trade regulations established by the Khan, and seeking relief from the exactions of their oppressors. Alim Cull was at the time too much taken up with his own troubles to heed their, request, and meanwhile intelligence of the Yarkand outbreak arriving, the people rose in revolt and massacred all the Khitây traders and residents in the city. The Ambân, without attempting to quell the tumult in the city, shut himself up with his troops in the Yângishahr, five miles to the south of it.
On this the Aktâghlûc chiefs of Artosh called in the aid of Sadie Beg, Kirghiz, to restore order. He hastened down with his men, and joining them was put in possession of the city; but he and his men being more intent on plunder than on the restoration of order were soon expelled the city by the Governor Cüthigh Beg, acting in the interest of the Chinese with the support of the citizens, who were already disgusted at the numerous murders and horrid barbarities perpetrated on their fellow co-religionists by the Kirghiz chief and his savages. Sadie now was joined by the Tungâni who on the first outbreak of the rebellion had escaped from the Yângishahr and joined the rioters, whilst a number of their less fortunate brethren were seized and killed by the Arabia. With the aid of these troops he made several unsuccessful attempts to seize the city held by Cûthugh, and after three months of desultory and ineffectual skirmishing in the suburbs he sent an envoy to Alim Cull, informing him of the state of affairs and asking for a Khoja to come and take the country. Alim Cull was at this time engaged in strengthening the defences of Tâshkand against the impending attack by the Russians, and in reply to the appeal of Sadie Beg sent off Buzurg Khan Tora, the heir of Jabângir, to recover the throne of his ancestors; but as he could spare no troops to send with him, he appointed Yrakûb Beg Koshbegi to accompany him as General and raise what force be could.
Buzurg Khan and Yâkûb Beg with Abdulla Pa'nsad, Muhammad Cull Shaghâwal, and Khoja Kalân Hudâychi, left Tâshkand towards the end of November 1864, and at once repaired to Khokand, there to complete the final preparations for their enterprize. At the capital they were joined by some officers who had been left behind by Khudtayâr, and a few other adventurers, and towards the close of the year set out for Ktashghar. At Osh a few others joined and raised the number of the whole party as it left Andijan to only 68 individuals. From Osh they took the road of the Tirik Dawân, and in fourteen days reached Mingyol on the outskirts of Kâshghar during the first days of the new year 1865.
Sadie Beg, after he had sent off his envoys, repented of having asked for a Khoja, and now sought to turn Buzurg back, hoping soon to take the city without the aid of his weighty name, but the citizens and villagers hearing of his arrival flocked out to welcome him. On this Sadie raising the siege retired to Sarman, and sent forward his brother, Kâdir Beg, to welcome the Khoja, and with a proffer of his service to invite him to the entertainment he had prepared for him. Buzurg and his party accord- ingly came to Sarman, and next day set out for the city with the Kirghiz chief. Here Cûthigh Beg opened the gates to the Khoja, and surrendering the city installed him in the Orda, or " Palace," as king amidst the acclamations of the citizens.
Buzurg Khan on thus easily gaining possession of the city committed the reins of government to Yâkûb Beg, and himself true to the character of his class at once launched into a succession of pleasures and debaucheries. On this Sadie finding himself ousted from all participation in the government became discontented, and on the fourth day after the installation of Buzurg withdrew with his men to Yângf Hissâr, and setting up as claimant of the throne called the Kirghiz in the bills to the west and the Ptamir to rally round him. Meanwhile Yâkûb Beg settled the city, and retaining most of the old officials in their posts under Andijani supervisors, secured the Tungani for the service of the Khoja, and raised a small force from amongst the Andijani, Afghan, and other residents in the city. Whilst so engaged —twenty days after the defection of Sadie Beg, and about .the beginning of
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