in which three hundred Afghan men were killed and a number of senior Barakzai sardars were wounded. Though the casualties were lighter on Hakim Khan's side, his force was routed and fled back to Andkhui, leaving around one hundred dead on the field. The Afghan victory forced Ghazanfar Khan of Andkhui to open peace negotiations and sent ambassadors to discuss the end of the conflict, as his country now lay open to Afghan occupation if they wished to pursue an offensive. Ghazanfar Khan persuaded Afzal Khan to allow Hakim Khan to continue ruling Sheberghan alongside a small Afghan garrison of 300-400 Afghan men in the citadel of Sheberghan. Afzal Khan responded favorably toward this peace terms, however, Hakim Khan already fled to Maimana to raise another army to continue the war. Hakim Khan also sent his son, Hukumat Khan Ming to ask Herat for aid in the war, which was without success. It seemed as if Hakim Khan's rebellion was doomed to end. Despite the circumstances, Hakim Khan found alliance with Ishan Uraq. Since the fall of Aqcha in 1851, Ishan Uraq and Sudur had been living as exiles in Kabul and Ghazni. In 1855, Uraq accompanied Dost Mohammad during the campaign against Qandahar. However, in the middle of 1856, possibly secretly informed about Hakim Khan's rebellion, Ishan Uraq escaped from guards while under house arrest. When Dost Mohammad Khan was informed, he ordered all passes of the north to be watched and the residence of Ishan Sudur in Kabul was further guarded. Despite these measures, Ishan Uraq managed to arrive in Maimana. The arrival of Ishan Uraq had a large effect on the rebellion, and flocked many to his side. Within a matter of days, revolt had spread as far as Mazar-I-Sharif and Qunduz. The Amir of Kulob was also involved, despite being on the other side of the Amu Darya. By the end of 1856, ten thousand men had flocked to the banners of Ishan Uraq, as his newly raised army set out to attack Wali Muhammad. Wali Muhammad, repeated the tactics that were successful against Hakim Khan and marched out of Sheberghan, confronting the rebel army in the open field. Ishan Uraq's forces was forced to fall back on Andkhui. The rebellion, however, was not discouraged and continued. Ishan Uraq reorganized and consolidated his scattered army, even recruiting more. A few weeks later, Ishan Uraq renewed his