The brother of Nazook, is raised to the throne by Dowlut Chuk. — The party of Ghazy Khan obtains an ascendency, and Ibrahim is deposed.

THE civil dissensions being conducted with the utmost rancour, the party which possessed the person of Nazook deposed him, and placed his son Ibrahim on the throne; on which occasion the Ka-mies under Dowlut Chuk appear to have gained the advantage, since he assumed the title of minister to the royal pageant at Serinuggur. Mean­while Mirza Hajy, minister to the late Mirza Heidur Doghlat, made his escape, and fled to Sulim

A. H. 960.
A. D. 1552.

Shah of Dehly. In the year 960, a disagreement arising between Ghazy Khan and Dowlut Chuk, both of whom were of the Kamy party, another revolution suc-

A. H. 961.
A. D. 1553.

ceeded. On the following year Ghazy Khan, having separated himself from Dowlut Chuk, was joined by Hoossein Makry and Shums Zeina, from Hindoostan; while Dowlut Chuk was joined by Yoosoof Chuk and Beiram Chuk. Several trifling skirmishes took place between these parties for a period of two months, when peace was concluded. At this time a body of Thibetians made an inroad into Kash-meer, and drove off some sheep from the district of Gava. The invaders were immediately pursued by a large body of Kashmeeries under Heibut Khan, the son of Ghazy Khan; for men were now ready to follow, at a moment's warning, any leader who offered them an object of plunder. Heibut Khan retaliated by invading Thibet, and sacking every thing in his way; and having spread desolation far and wide, arrived at one of the forts, which he took, and put the governor to death with his own hand. Proceeding far into the interior of the country, he obliged the Thibetians to present him with three hundred horses, five thou­sand Puttoo cloaks, one hundred sheep, and thirty Kootas cows. * He compelled them also to re­store all the good horses they took during their last inroad into Kashghar; which Heibut Khan retained for his father, Ghazy Khan Chuk, to whom he presented them on his return.

A. H. 962.
A. D. 1554. The year 962 was remarkable for a severe earthquake in Kashmeer; on which occasion the town of Dampoor, with several orchards and gardens, was removed from the eastern to the western bank of the Behut river†; * and the town of Jadra, situated under the mountains, was destroyed by the falling of great part of the mountain on the town, in which up­wards of six thousand persons perished.