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148 LIVES OF THE MOGHUL EMPEBOItS.
Ghizny, took a hundred thousand sheep, several thou-
sands of other cattle, and returned to his capital.
He now directed his steps towards Kandahar, in con-
sequence of an invitation from the nobles of the house
of Arghoon to unite with them for the purpose of ex-
pelling the Uzbecks; those nobles promising to put him
in possession of the whole province in case of success
against the foe. When, however, Baber reached the
borders of Kandahar, his treacherous allies, who had
changed their minds, prepared to oppose his entrance :
he accordingly engaged and routed them. So soon as
he had taken possession of their capital, he returned in
triumph to Cabul.
The conqueror had scarcely departed ere the city
was besieged by the Uzbecks: not being in a con-
dition to contend with his powerful foe, Nasir Mirza,
whom his royal brother had left governor of Kandahar,
capitulated, and joined the king at Cabul. About
this time Baber issued a proclamation, that in future
he should be addressed by the title of Padshah or
Emperor. This year, 1508, on the seventh of March,
Prince Humaioon, Baber's eldest son, was born.
A few months afterwards, the king defeated a con-
spiracy of the Moghuls, which led to a general de-
fection of those rapacious subsidiaries. Their revolt
so reduced his army, that out of ten thousand horse
there scarcely remained five hundred. Under this
melancholy aspect of affairs, however, he was not dis-
mayed, but still kept the field, assaulting the rebels
and defeating them in several encounters. They were
astonished at the skill and bravery which he display-
ed, combining the adventurous gallantry of the cham-
Ghizny, took a hundred thousand sheep, several thou-
sands of other cattle, and returned to his capital.
He now directed his steps towards Kandahar, in con-
sequence of an invitation from the nobles of the house
of Arghoon to unite with them for the purpose of ex-
pelling the Uzbecks; those nobles promising to put him
in possession of the whole province in case of success
against the foe. When, however, Baber reached the
borders of Kandahar, his treacherous allies, who had
changed their minds, prepared to oppose his entrance :
he accordingly engaged and routed them. So soon as
he had taken possession of their capital, he returned in
triumph to Cabul.
The conqueror had scarcely departed ere the city
was besieged by the Uzbecks: not being in a con-
dition to contend with his powerful foe, Nasir Mirza,
whom his royal brother had left governor of Kandahar,
capitulated, and joined the king at Cabul. About
this time Baber issued a proclamation, that in future
he should be addressed by the title of Padshah or
Emperor. This year, 1508, on the seventh of March,
Prince Humaioon, Baber's eldest son, was born.
A few months afterwards, the king defeated a con-
spiracy of the Moghuls, which led to a general de-
fection of those rapacious subsidiaries. Their revolt
so reduced his army, that out of ten thousand horse
there scarcely remained five hundred. Under this
melancholy aspect of affairs, however, he was not dis-
mayed, but still kept the field, assaulting the rebels
and defeating them in several encounters. They were
astonished at the skill and bravery which he display-
ed, combining the adventurous gallantry of the cham-