¶ ¹ [117c] While on the road to Khabushan, Naʾib al-Saltanah ordered Prince Muhammad Mirza to begin the campaign against Herat. So the prince set out for Herat with Prince Khusraw Mirza, the army of Azarbayjan, Najaf ʿAli Khan Shadlu, Amir ʿAli Naqi Khan ‘Arab, [118] and Amir Asad Allah Khan among others while the Naʾib al-Saltanah was still en route to Mashhad. Prince ¶ Malik Qasim, son of the late Hajji Firuz al-Din, and Shah Pasand Khan, both of whom were hostile to Prince Kamran, joined the Iranian force.

After Prince Muhammad Mirza’s departure (for Herat), Naʾib al-Saltanah reac…