and gave the revenues of Balkh and Minglik to Akram Khan, while Haidar Khan obtained the revenues of Khulm and Mazar-I-Sharif. The consequences of this squabble over the spoils of war delayed the Afghan advance to finally lay siege to Aqcha. It was only until November 1850 that the Afghans then marched on Aqcha and laid siege to it. It took until Mid-January of 1851 to prepare to storm the city. The Afghans launched their final wave of attack and lost over 500 men with the defenders of Aqcha defending fiercely, the Afghans successfully entered the city and as a result of the garrison of Aqcha refusing to surrender, Akram Khan let his men plunder and loot the city for three days to compensate for the losses and deprivations they had faced during the campaign. Ishan Uraq and Ishan Sudur along with Beglarbegi Mahmud Khan of Sar-I-Pul were captured, but their lives were spared. However, a son of Mir Wali, (likely Ganj'Ali beg) and several other leading families of Turkistan were forced to exile in Kabul. After some debate and disagreement among Haidar Khan and Akram Khan, Mahmud Khan of Sar-I-Pul was imprisoned in Balkh and not exiled. Akbar Khan sought to use Mahmud Khan's proven prowess and experience to the advantage of the Afghans. Rustam Khan of Sheberghan was also reported to have died in the siege of Aqcha, succeeded by his son-in-law, Hakim Khan, while Mahmud Khan's younger half-brother, Qilij Khan, took control of Sar-I-Pul. Both rulers swore submission and gave homage to Akram Khan, thus bringing Sheberghan and Sar-I-Pul under Dost Mohammad Khan's realm. With the fall of Aqcha, and the arrest and execution of many important Amirs who ruled in Balkh, had broke Uzbek resistance to Afghan rule for the time being. As following this success, Haidar Khan, alongside some regiments who had been campaigning in the north for up to two years at that point, returned to Kabul, bringing with them many of the defeated Amirs of Balkh. The casualties of the conquest of Balkh were high, with the Afghans having lost around fifteen hundred men from being killed in action, or died as a result of exposure to the extreme frost, or disease. Many others had also deserted from the army. The return of Haidar Khan to Kabul, the exile of Ishan Uraq and other Amirs, the harsh revenue taxes Akram Khan imposed on