[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Tārīkh-i Firishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta) › [History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs) › 56.5.5 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 56.5.5 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 56.5.5 - **Language:** English ### [56.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.56.5.5) The country of Khoosrow Shah, ruler of Koondooz, having fallen into the hands of the Oozbuks, who took no proper means of keeping it in subjection, a number of independent chiefs arose in Budukhshan, of whom the principal was one Zoobeir. In this state of affairs Khan Mirza, the son of Khoosrow Shah, was influenced by his mother, Shah Begum, who traced her descent from the ancient kings of Budukhshan, to take measures to raise himself to the throne of that kingdom. Having previously obtained the consent of Babur, he left Kabul, and raising a small army, advanced towards the borders of Budukhshan. His mother, who came up in the rear, was intercepted by a body of Kashghar troops, made prisoner, and carried off to Aba Bukr Mirza of Kashgar. Khan Mirza, in the mean time, was seized by Zoobeir, who kept him also in confinement. Yoosoof Ally Gokultash, an old servant of Khan Mirza, however, having formed a conspiracy against Zoobeir, assassinated him, and elevated Khan Mirza to the throne. It is mentioned in the Wakaya Babury, that the Kings of Budukhshan, from whom Shah Begum was descended, traced their pedigree from Alexander the Great, son of Philip. - [Previous: 56.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.56.5.4) - [Next: 56.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.56.5.6) - [Up: 56.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.56.5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.56.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.56.5.5) · Pramāṇa