In the middle of the winter, Shaybani Khan was engaged in plundering Kazakh territories, but he soon returned, his object being not to remain too far from his own country.

Shaybani Khan made his last expedition into Kazakh territory, but the strength of his horses and soldiers was quite exhausted; he himself remained in the district of Kuk Kashana, and having detached a force, whose horses had some strength left, sent them forward.

Buyun Pir Hasan, one of Kasym Khan's Amirs, having heard of the invasion of the Uzbeks, advanced against them with his own army; he spread the report that Kasym Khan was approaching and had let himself be seen in the distance.

Shaybani Khan at once ordered them to sound the drum of retreat, without paying attention to anything but getting away.

[3] The Uzbek army retreated in disorder for the first time in their military career since the advent of Shaybani Khan and reached Samarkand at the end of the winter.