The Memoirs of Bābur 908.2.1

908.2.1

(_Author's note on Aūzkīnt._) Aūzkīnt formerly must have been a capital of Farghāna;[629] it has an excellent fort and is situated on the boundary (of Farghāna). The Marghīnānīs also came in after two or three days, having beaten and chased their commandant (_darogha_). Except Andijān, every fort south of the Khujand-water had now come in to us. Spite of the return in those days of so many forts, and spite of risings and revolt against him, Taṃbal did not yet come to his senses but sat down with an army of horse and foot, fortified with ditch and branch, to face The Khāns, between Karnān and Akhsī. Several times over there was a little fighting and pell-mell but without decided success to either side. In the Andijān country (_wilāyat_), most of the tribes and [Sidenote: Fol. 104b.] hordes and the forts and all the districts had come in to me; naturally the Andijānīs also were wishing for me. They however could not find their means. (_d. Bābur's attempt to enter Andijān frustrated by a mistake._) It occurred to me that if we went one night close to the town and sent a man in to discuss with the Khwāja[630] and notables, they might perhaps let us in somewhere. With this idea we rode out from Aūsh. By midnight we were opposite Forty-daughters (Chihil-dukhterān) 2 miles (one _kuroh_) from Andijān. From that place we sent Qaṃbar-`alī Beg forward, with some other begs, who were to discuss matters with the Khwāja after by some means or other getting a man into the fort.