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P. king. But Abdulla, supported by the influence of the Shekhulislczm, who in the city discountenanced any demonstration in favour of the Khoja, answered their calls with a volley from the walls, and the mob not prepared for such a reception retired to the Yângishahr.
Next day Buzurg learning that Yakiib Beg had arrived at Yapchang with only a small party, immediately sent out a force to intercept him on the way to the city. Yâktib Beg with his handful, however, attacked them vigorously, and after a hard fight put them to flight up to the fort ditch with the capture of a few stragglers and horses ; and running the gauntlet of small mounted parties hovering on his flanks passed on to the city, where Abdulla with a deputation of the citizens came out to welcome him and renew their vows of devotion to his cause.
In this interim the force left at Kizili fell out amongst themselves. Here Sadie Beg, true to his promise of impeding Yâkk%b Beg's return to Kâshghar, drew away Syad Beg, Hydar Cull Kapchak, Uthman Kirghiz, and others into a plot to set up Eshân Khan Tora, called 'fora Kaldn or " Elder Tora," as king, and rebelling against Ya,kûb Beg to seize the Farrâsh fort and make it the base of their operations. The Tora Kalân, however, refused the honour forced upon him, and being joined by Muhammad Nazar Beg, Nabbi Bakhsh, Turdi Culi and others, set them to watch the disaffected.
On this Sadie Beg with his partizans and the Kirghiz and Kapchak contingent fled to Farrash, and recovering his old fort, collected bis adherents there ; whilst the Tora Kalân pushing on to Yângi Hissâr with the artillery and the rest of the force, sent word to Ya,kti Beg of his own fidelity and approach to join him. On arrival at Ta,zghiln, however, he was intercepted and brought to a stand by a force of 800 Kirghiz from Farra,sh under the lead of Hydar Culi ; but Abdulla arriving opportunely with succour from Kâshghar, drove off the enemy after a stiff fight, in which they lost 100 killed left on the field, 70 prisoners, and 200 horses captured. Abdulla having thus extricated the Tora Kalân, escorted him to the city, where Yâktib Beg welcomed his arrival with feasting, drums, and music.
Ya.kilb Beg now consulted his friend the Shekhulislcim on the aspect of affairs, and with his consent, installing the Tora Kalân in charge of the city, set out with all his available force to besiege Buzurg in the Yângishahr. On the seventeenth day of the siege Beg Muhammad 11ingbc~sh , with 17 other chief men of the Kapchâk, deserting Buzurg, escaped from the fort and fled to Sultan Murad Beg, the younger brother of Khudayâr Khan, at Marghinan. The Khan of Khokand, however, hearing of their arrival there, ordered his brother to seize them all; and had the whole 18 summarily executed as worthless rebels.
After their flight Yâkilb Beg succeeded in winning over the Kirghiz and Kapchak, and on the fortieth day of the siege was put in possession of the fort by them. He at once seized Buzurg Khan, and deposing him from all authority committed him to an honourable captivity ; but at the same time warned him that any attempt at disturbance would immediately deprive him of the consideration due to his rank and lineage.
Buzurg, however, shortly after the death of his brother Khoja, the Tora Kalân, commenced intriguing with Sadic Beg for the recovery of the throne. Consequently Yâkilb Beg sent him prisoner to Yângi Hissâr, where he kept him for nearly eighteen months, and finally released him on his promising to go the pilgrimage. He deported him out of the country to Tibet, but the Khoja, instead of going to Mecca, returned to his own home at Khokand in 1869 by way of Badakhshan and Bukhara; and still lives there with his sons on the bounty of Khudayâr Khan.
The further events have occurred too recently to form a proper subject for
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