Muntakhab al-tawarikh 5.9

5.9

(1039 A.D.) From thence Amir Mas'ud came to Merv, and several of the soldiery from the neighbouring country having come in at last sided with him. He went to Ghaznin by way of Ghaur, and having fined those chiefs who had not fought and had fled, sent some of them, as for instance Ali Daya and Hajib Buzurg, and Beg Tughdi to Hindustan and imprisoned them in fortresses. All of them died in imprisonment. Amir Mas'ud now desired to go to India and collect some forces there, and to come from there with a large army against the Turkomans to punish them. With this intention he made Amir Maudud Amir of 29. Balkh, and having appointed Muhammad ibn Abdus Samad as his Wazir despatched them thither. He then appointed the Amir Muhammad with two thousand soldiers to proceed to and beat the Amir of that district to the foot of the hills of Afghans of that district who had broken out into rebellion; and having laden camels with the whole of Mahmud's treasures which were stored in Ghaznin and the neighbouring fortresses started for Hindustan and despatched messengers en route to bring his brother Amir Muhammad who had been blinded and was then confined in the fortress of Barghand. When Sultan Mas'ud arrived at the frontier fort of Marikala, his slaves plundered all the treasure-camels.