Muntakhab al-tawarikh 4.2.5

4.2.5

At the time of his return, not considering it expedient to fight with Bairam Dev, one of the mighty Rajas of Hindustan who stood in his way, Mahmud turned towards Multan by way of utterly destroyed the Turkomans of that country, and thence he hastened to Rai and laid hands on the treasures and hidden valuables of that country which had been there for many years, and eradicated the false religionists and Karamanians of that place, and bestowed Rai and Isfahan on Amir Mas‘ud his elder son. He then returned to Ghaznin and shortly afterwards became attacked by consumption, his weakness day by day increased. Nevertheless he used to take great pains to pretend that he was well and strong, and in that condition went to Balkh and in the spring came to Ghaznin, and died of that disease on Thursday, the 23rd of Rabi'ul Awwal, 421 A. H. and was buried at Ghaznin. His age was sixty years, and he had reigned thirty-one years. They say that when he was restricted to another disease, that term Su-ul-qinya is made applicable to this condition."