Riyaz al-salatin 41.6

41.6

Becoming totally confounded, he slipped out in great perplexity by the bath-room door, and mounting an unsaddled horse, and not mustering his own adherents, owing to great confusion of mind, he intended to plunge into the river near the soldiers' quarters, and then to swim across to Jajnagar. As misfortune would have it, owing to the disappearance of Tughral, all his officers, soldiers and followers turned towards different directions. And Malik Muqaddar, at whose hands the slaughter of Tughral had been destined, marched in pursuit of Tughral, and encountered him on the river-bank. Then Malik Muqaddar shot a shooting arrow at Tughral's shoulder, dismounted the latter from his horse, and himself dismounting from his own horse, severed Tughral's head from the body. Seeing that the followers of Tughral were searching for their master, Malik Muqaddar hid Tughral's head in the mud by the river-side, and flung his body into the river, and pulling off his own garments, he set himself to washing them. At this moment, Tughral's soldiers arrived, shouting out "Lord of the world! Lord of the world!" and searched for Tughral. Not finding him, they took to their heels. They shot an arrow at his heart, Dismounted him from his horse, and cut off his head. When Tughral at that place was killed owing to his inalertness, One shout arose from every side. The adherents of Tughral were completely routed, From the absence of their leader, they were all cowed down.