The Rashīdī History 151.1

151.1

The Uzbeg Shaiban, in the beginning of the winter of the year 918, had killed Mir Najm and defeated the Turkomans and the Emperor. In the spring of the same year they desisted from further aggressions on any side, being apprehensive both of Shah Ismail's vengeance and Kasim Khan's invasion [istila] as has been explained. But in the winter of 919 [1513], Shah Ismail returned to Irak to oppose Sultan Salim the Rumi, while Kasim Khan in order to look to his own kingdom, went to Ubaira-Subaira. The minds of the Shaiban being now set at rest with regard to these two formidable enemies, Ubaid Ullah Khan, near the end of the winter, set out for Hisar, delivered it from the tyranny of the Moghuls, and made an end of them, as mentioned before. In the spring of 920, the Shaiban marched against Andijan. On careful consideration, the Khan realised that in disputing over Andijan with the Uzbeg, there could result nothing but the dimness of trouble and ruin upon the mirror of his fortune. For those who had power to withstand them, had moved out of the Shaiban territory, and he who had offered them the stoutest resistance, namely Babar Padishah, having placed the foot of despair in the stirrup of despondence, had gone back to Kabul. He thought the wisest plan for him was to retire from the country, before the enemy arrived. So the Khan set out for Kashghar, by way of Moghulistan. [Thus] the province of Farghana was joined on to Mavara-un-Nahr [under the domination of the Uzbeg].