NARRATIVE OF VARIOUS JOURNEYS IN BALOCHISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, AND THE PANJAB 1826-1838 by Charles Masson
Volume 2 [202 of 322]
CHAPTER XII [1 of 25]
Content
Introduction to Hājī Khān. —His conversation. —His proposal. —Delay in the Khān's movements. —His letter from Bīsūt. —Sirkerder Kamber. —Bīsūīt. —Mīr Yezdānbaksh, —Defeat of Mīr Abbās. —Decisive authority. —Reputation. —Nādir’s policy. —Persian tribes in Kābal. —Their influence. —Religious differences and contests. —Precautions of the Shīas. —Powel in Bīsūīt. —Humbled by Mir Yezdānbaksh. — Elevation of Dost Māhomed Khān. —Mistrust of Dost Māhomed Khāin. —His fears of Mīr Yezdābaksh. —Plots his destruction. —Invites him to Kābal. —Counsel of the Mīr's wife. —Seizure of Mīr Yezdānbaksh. —Ransom offered. —Escape of Mīr Yezdānbaksh. —Rebuke to Dost Māhomed Khān. —Escape of the Mīr's wife. —Pursuit. —Perplexity of pursuers. —Mīr Yezdānbaksh increases his power. —Bīsūīt tribute. —Carriage of Mīr Yezdānbaksh. —Kārzār. —Defences. —Site. —Invasion of Shēkh Alī tribe. —Hājī Khān. —His jāghīr. —Afghān territories in Turkistān. —Tājik and Tātar chiefs. —Their policy. —Māhomed Alī Beg. —His forays. —Hājī Khān's designs. —Baffled by Māhomed Alī Beg. —Hājī Khān courts Mīr Yezdānbaksh. —His artful conduct. —Mīr Yezdānbaksh deceived. —Nāib Rēhimdād. —Gained over by Māhomed Alī Beg. —Plans of Mīr Yezdānbaksh. —Apprehensions of Māhomed Alī Beg. —His overtures to Hājī Khān. —Mir Yezdānbaksh’s measures. —Invades Bāmīā. —His successes. —Fear of Dost Māhomed Khān. —Taghow expedition. —Hājī Khān's dexterity. —His engagements and oaths. —Hājī Khān visits Bīsūt. —His liberality. —Movements of Mir Yezdānbaksh. —Hājī Khān farms Bīsūt tribute. —His renewed oaths. —Earthquake. —Religious strife. —Hājī Khān's hopes. —Arrangements. —Jealousy between Dost Māhomed Khān and Hājī Khān. —Value of Hājī Khān's jāghīr. —His troops. —His rude countrymen. —Dost Māhomed Khān's suspicions. —Hājī Khān's intrigues. —Mission from Kūndūz. —Supposed object. —Results. —Rumours. —Hājī Khān’s departure for Bīsūt. —His progress. —His interview with Mīr Yezdānbaksh. —Auspicious commencement of expedition. —Hājī Khān’s, ultimate views. —His brothers. —Despatch of troops against Sēghān.