[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) › 62.2 # The Rashīdī History 62.2 The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross) 62.2 - **Language:** English ### [62.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.62.2) For this reason the battle was called "Salai Begum," that is to say, "Mir-i-man biandazam," or "I throw down my Mir." This was one of the most famous battles ever fought in that country, and formed an epoch in its history. The people of Kashghar enabled the fugitives to creep into the citadel, while the Amir laid waste and pillaged all without, and then departed with the spoil. The following year, when the corn was ripe, the Amir returned, and no one dared to leave the city. Haji Muhammad Shayistah fortified himself in the citadel, while the Amir ravaged the whole country round. He laid siege to, and captured, one of the neighbouring fortresses, called Alaku, and again retired. Then Khwaja Sharif went to Samarkand to implore the assistance of Mirza Ulugh Beg. While he was there, the Mirza one day asked him: "Are there any donkeys in Kashghar?" Khwaja Sharif replied: "Since the Chaghatai have come, there are a great number of donkeys." Khwaja Sharif took Pir Muhammad Barlas with him to Kashghar, while Mirza Ulugh Beg withdrew Haji Muhammad Shayistah to Samarkand. When Pir Muhammad Barlas arrived in Kashghar, the people gave him the surname \[lakab\] of Bangi, but they derived no benefits from him, and Khwaja Sharif began to despair of the Chaghatai. - [Previous: 62.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.62.1) - [Next: 62.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.62.3) - [Up: 62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.62) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.62.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.62.2) · Pramāṇa