[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Kashmir](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir) › [Tārīkh-i Rashīdī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi) › [The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross) › 196.4 # The Rashīdī History 196.4 The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross) 196.4 - **Language:** English ### [196.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.196.4) Advancing yet further, we lighted upon some 100,000 sheep of the Kirghiz, which we drove along with us. As the Kirghiz had united with the Uzbeg, we were unable to offer them further opposition, so we turned back and rejoined the Khan, for the original object of this expedition was to punish the Kirghiz, and not to attack the Uzbeg. This campaign got the name of Kui Jariki, or the "sheep-army." Now at that time Tâhir Khân had a force of 20,000 men, but his fortune was on the decline; for his army had formerly counted a million. He began to increase his violence and severity, and on this account he was abhorred of the surrounding Sultâns and men of note. He had a brother named Abul Kâsim Sultan. The people were able to judge of him by the violent treatment he meted out to this brother, whom he suddenly put to death; they therefore all at once fled from him, so that none remained but he and his son. These two hurried forward and joined the Kirghiz. This news reached the Khan when he had arrived in Kashghar. - [Previous: 196.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.196.3) - [Next: 196.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.196.5) - [Up: 196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.196) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.196.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.196.4) · Pramāṇa