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Report of a Mission to Yarkund in 1873 : vol.1 |
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P. February—a small party arrived from Táshkand with news of Alím Culí's victory
over the Russians at Aycán, and brought with them 40 heads of the slain. These were
exhibited in the main bazars, to the delight of the populace and gratification of the
chiefs, and were the means of soon raising Yákúb Beg's army to some 3,000 men.
Sadíc Beg meanwhile had raised a force of as many Kirghiz, and with them
marching against Káshghar invested the city and demanded its surrender. He
fixed his head-quarters at the shrine of Hazrát Pádshah, a few hundred yards from
the south-eastern walls, and with sacrifices of horses and sheep devoutly sought the
aid of the saint against the interlopers. On this Buzurg sent out Yákúb Beg to
disperse the besiegers. After a slight skirmish he drove off their detachment
posted in front of the Kúm Darwáza, or "Sand Gate," and fixing his head-quarters
at the shrine of Syad Jalálluddín Bughdádí, a few hundred yards off to the south
and close to the shrine occupied by Sadíc Beg, next morning sent forward Abdulla
Pansad with a small force to dislodge him. This he quickly did by the bold
impetuosity of his attack, and pursued his scattered Kirghiz across the Kizil River
to Pakhtaghlic, whence Sadíc escaped to Tashmalik where he rallied his dispersed
followers.
Buzurg and Yákúb Beg now took the field together with 400 horse and
4,000 foot raised in the city and suburbs. They seized Farrásh, the fort of
Sadíc, and Buzurg holding this sent his General to the encounter with the
Kirghiz pretender. Yákúb Beg overtook the enemy next day at the foot of the hills
where the Kirghiz held fast to meet their opponents. On their approach, according
to custom, they put forward their champion, a gigantic fellow named Súránchí, who
could fell an ox at a blow, for single combat. Abdulla volunteered to meet the
adversary, and in the first charge driving his lance through the heart of the Kirghiz
killed him on the spot. Sadíc seeing his champion fall, fled into the hills, and being
deserted by his gathering, who now dispersed to their camps, made his way with
only a few attendants to Alím Culí at Khokand.
After this successful expedition Yákúb Beg rejoined Buzurg at Farrásh, and they
marched together against Yángí Hissár, where the Chinese garrison held out in its
Yángíshahr Fort. They besieged the fort ineffectually for three weeks, and then
leaving a force behind to continue the investment returned to Káshghar, where, three
days after arrival, Yákúb Beg took up his quarters at Pakhtaghlic and laid siege to
the Yángíshahr held by the Ambán and his Khitáy garrison; whilst Buzurg
re-established in the Orda returned to his drugs and women.
Just after the siege had commenced, Nar Muhammad Parwánchí with a small
party arrived at Mingyol, and was detained there by the outpost guard for the
orders of Yákúb Beg. He sent out the dastárkhwán of welcome, and directed they
should all be brought in to him. Nar Muhammad now explained that his com-
panion—Ibráhím Khán, the son of Habíbulla Khán, Pádshah of Khutan—had come
as envoy from his father to Alím Culí to announce his success against the Khitáy
and seek a friendly alliance; and that Alím Culí having received him with favour
had granted him the title of Sudúr Khán, and on his departure to return home had
appointed himself (Nar Muhammad) to accompany him as envoy from Khokand
to the Pádshah of Khutan.
On this Yákúb Beg decided on accompanying them as far as Yárkand, because
the Kúchá Khojas who were in power there, though subordinate to the Khán
Khoja—that is, Buzurg Khán—had not yet tendered their submission. They set
out together from Káshghar on the 1st Maharram 1283 H. (28th May 1865). On
arrival at Kok Rabát, the Governor of Yárkand, Nyáz Beg, and some of the Tungáni
leaders came out to meet Yákúb Beg with presents and a promise of welcome at the
city. They halted a day, exchanged civilities, and renewed mutual vows of sincerity,
and then advanced towards the city. At Karáhojush they encountered a Tungáni
picket and were refused a passage; but after a parley with their leaders and Nyáz Beg,
who explained that the visit of the Koshbegi was of a friendly nature merely to convey
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