Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 6.1.5

6.1.5

Mahmood, having ejected his brother, hastened to Bulkh, from whence he sent an ambassador to Abdool Munsoor, King of Bokhara, to whom the family of Ghizny still continued to own allegiance, complaining of the indignity which had been offered him by the nomination of Ameer Toozun Beg to the government of Khorassan, a country so long in possession of his father. Mahmood received for answer, that he was already in possession of the territories of Bulkh, Toormooz, and Hirat, and that it was expedient to divide the favours of Bokhara among all its officers. He was, moreover, informed that Toozun Beg had been a faithful and good servant, an insinuation which implied a reflection on the family of Ghizny for having rendered itself independent in the governments it held of the royal house of Samany. Mahmood, not discouraged by this answer, sent Abool-Hussun Jumvy with rich presents to the court of Bokhara, and a letter couched in the following terms: — that "he hoped no such indignity would be imposed on him as to drive him to the necessity of throwing off that allegiance he had hitherto paid to the imperial house of Samany."