Marching from Yām, it was dismounted in Khān Yūrtī (The Khān's Camping Ground),[321] some 6 m. (3 _kuroh_) east of Samarkand. We lay there for 40 or 50 days. During the time, men from their side and from ours chopped at one another (_chāpqū-lāshtīlār_) several times in the Avenue. One day when Ibrāhīm _Begchīk_ was chopping away there, he was cut on the face; thereafter people called him _Chāpūk_ (_Balafré_). Another time, this also in the Avenue, at the Maghāk (Fosse) Bridge[322] Abū'l-qāsim (_Kohbur Chaghatāī_) got in with his mace. Once, again [Sidenote: Fol. 40b.] in the Avenue, near the Mill-sluice, when Mīr Shāh _Qūchīn_ also got in with his mace, they cut his neck almost half-through; most fortunately the great artery was not severed. While we were in Khān Yūrtī, some in the fort sent the deceiving message,[323] 'Come you to-night to the Lovers' Cave side and we will give you the fort.' Under this idea, we went that night to the Maghāk Bridge and from there sent a party of good horse and foot to the rendezvous. Four or five of the household foot-soldiers had gone forward when the matter got wind. They were very active men; one, known as Ḥājī, had served me from my childhood; another people called Maḥmūd _Kūndūr-sangak_.[324] They were all killed. While we lay in Khān Yūrtī, so many Samarkandīs came out that the camp became a town where everything looked for in a town was to be had. Meantime all the forts, Samarkand excepted, and the Highlands and the Lowlands were coming in to us. As in Aūrgūt, however, a fort on the skirt of the Shavdār (var. Shādwār) range, a party of men held fast[325], of necessity we moved out from Khān Yūrtī against them. They could not maintain themselves, and surrendered, making [Sidenote: Fol. 41.] Khwāja-i-qāẓī their mediator. Having pardoned their offences against ourselves, we went back to beleaguer Samarkand. (_b. Affairs of Sl. Ḥusain Mīrzā and his son, Badī`u'z-zamān Mīrzā._)[326] This year the mutual recriminations of Sl. Ḥusain Mīrzā and Badī`u'z-zamān Mīrzā led on to fighting; here are the particulars:—Last year, as has been mentioned, Badī`u'z-zamān Mīrzā and Muz̤affar Ḥusain Mīrzā had been made to kneel for Balkh and Astarābād. From that time till this, many envoys had come and gone, at last even `Alī-sher Beg had gone but urge it as all did, Badī`u'z-zamān Mīrzā would not consent to give up Astarābād. 'The Mīrzā,' he said, 'assigned[327] it to my son, Muḥammad Mū`min Mīrzā at the time of his circumcision.' A conversation had one day between him and `Alī-sher Beg testifies to his acuteness and to the sensibility of `Alī-sher Beg's feelings. After saying many things of a private nature in the Mīrzā's ear, `Alī-sher Beg added, 'Forget these matters.'[328] 'What matters?' rejoined the Mīrzā instantly. `Alī-sher Beg was much affected and cried a good deal.