When
Muhammad
Hasan
Khan
went
away
with
no
success,
Panah
Khan
feltstronger.
He
consulted
with
Kazem
Khan
of
Karadagh,
Heidar-qoli
Khan
of
Nakhichevan,
Shahverdi
Khan
of
Ganje
and
came
to
a
decision
to
punish
Haji
Chelebi
and
awaken
him
fromthe
sleep
of
ignorance
because
on
becoming
the
sovereign
of
Shirvan
and
Daghestan,
he
tookno
notice
of
them
and
their
friendship.
They
let
Herakl
(Arakli)
Khan,
the
Vali
of
Georgia
knowabout
their
intentions.
He
gave
his
consent
and
asked
them
to
come
(87a)
and
meet
him
onhis
territory,
to
consult
and
talk
about
their
future
struggle
against
him
[Haji
Chelebi].
The
khans
got
ready
and
came
to
the
place
called
Qizil-Qaye,
near
to
the
city
of
Ganje,
and
put
up
their
tents
there.
Vali
imprisoned
the
four
khans
[Panah
Khan,
Kazem
Khan,
Heidar-qoliKhan
and
Shahverdi
Khan].
One
of
Shahverdi
Khan's
servants
immediately
hastened
toHaji
Chelebi,
who
had
come
with
a
huge
mob
to
the
bank
of
Kur
and
stopped
near
theriver-crossing
of
Mingechaur,
on
horseback
to
break
the
news.
Haji
Chelebi
suggested
himto
cross
the
river
and
asked
him:
-What
has
happened,
youth?
The
servant
answered:
-My
Lord,
Vali
deceived
the
khans.
Haji
Chelebi
said:
-Your
Lord
will
go
to
their
rescue.
Then
he
ordered
his
officials
and
retinue
to
take
counsel
and
said:
-Whatever
conclusion
you
are
coming
to,
we
must
cross
the
river
all
thesame.
Those
words
became
a
proverb
among
people.
Soon
after
Haji
Chelebi
crossed
the
river
with
his
big
army
andproceeded
to
Vali
's
residence.
Vali
was
afraid
hearing
this,
becauseearlier
he
had
already
felt
the
power
of
Haji
Chelebi's
hard
blow.
Nevertheless
Vali
had
to
fight.
The
battle
between
the
rivals
took
place
not
far
from
Sheikh
Nizami'stomb.
The
Georgian
army
was
defeated
and
gave
the
slip.
Vali
could
not
return
tohis
camp
and
escaped
to
Tiflis,
leaving
its
whole
wealth,
tents
and
transport
togetherwith
khans
at
Qizil
Qaye.
Haji
Chelebi
chased
them
three
farsakhs
beyond
the
bridgeof
Siniq
and
killed
many
of
them.
Haji
Chelebi
constructed
a
fort
at
Baydar
(Paydar)
and
appointed
hisson
Aqa
Kishi
Beg
the
governor
of
the
Moslems
living
in
the
neighborhood
of
Tiflis.
Alsohe
dismissed
the
above
mentioned
khans
and
sent
them
to
their
countries.
Soon
after
Vali
conscripted
a
huge
army
from
Georgia,
Bash
Achoqand
Circassians
and
attacked
Aqa
Kishi
Beg.
The
latter
was
unable
to
resist
and
ran
away.
The
advanced
detachments
of
Vali
's
troops
reached
him
near
to
the
river
ofTovuz,
and
a
battle
was
fought
between
them.
After
losing
some
of
his
men:
some
werekilled,
others-
captured,
[Aqa
Kishi]
crossed
Kur
and
returned
to
Shaki
safe
and
sound.
Vali
's
army
reached
the
bridge
of
Khoda-Aferin
and
plunderedthe
whole
territory
of
Ganje
and
Karabagh
on
the
way
back,
causing
great
harm
andsufferings
to
its
inhabitants.
