▁nom adic ▁l ifest yle , ▁kept ▁his ▁word ). ▁Being ▁of ▁a ▁rather ▁un world ly ▁and ▁po etic ▁temper ament , ▁U mar ▁Sh a ikh ▁II ▁often ▁needed ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁his ▁father - in - law ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁elder ▁brother , ▁A hm ad ▁Mir za , ▁with ▁whom ▁his ▁relations ▁had ▁been ▁bad ▁since ▁child hood ▁for ▁no ▁particular ▁reason . ▁Y un us ▁Khan ▁often ▁interven ed ▁to ▁iron ▁out ▁the ▁issues ▁between ▁his ▁two ▁sons - in - law . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁In ▁ 1 4 8 4 , ▁Y un us ▁Khan ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁periodic ▁conflicts ▁between ▁Sultan ▁A hm ad ▁and ▁U mar ▁Sh a ikh ▁Mir za ▁II ▁to ▁take ▁possession ▁of ▁ ▁T ash k ent . ▁He ▁was ▁almost ▁sevent y ▁years ▁old ▁by ▁this ▁time , ▁and ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁year ning ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁the ▁nom adic ▁l ifest yle ▁for ▁a ▁settled ▁life ▁in ▁some ▁town . ▁This ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁constant ▁issue ▁for ▁him , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁his ▁life ▁until ▁almost ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁forty ▁had ▁been ▁spent ▁in ▁large ▁cosm opol itan ▁Pers ian ▁cities ▁like ▁Y az d ▁and ▁Sh ira z . ▁T ash k ent , ▁an ▁important ▁city ▁along ▁the ▁sil k ▁route , ▁and ▁cosm opol itan ▁enough ▁to ▁rival ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Pers ia ▁and ▁was ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁it ▁could ▁get ▁in ▁central ▁Asia . ▁His ▁decided ▁to