Muntakhab al-tawarikh 4.1.7
Muntakhabu-t-tawārīkh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig) 4.1.7
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4.1.7
In the year 407 H. (1016 A.D.), a band of ruffians murdered Khwarazm Shah, and Mahmud leaving Ghaznin, proceeded first to Balkh and thence to Khwarazm, where a furious battle took place between his forces and those of Khumartash, the commander-in-chief of Khwarazm. The Sultan's forces gained the day and Mahmud appointed Altun Tash governor of that country, investing him with the title of Shah; he also took vengeance on the murderers of Khwarazm Shah, and returned (to Ghaznin) after having arranged those important affairs.