The Rashīdī History 187.5

187.5

In Moghulistan there is a place [mauza] called Yumghal, which is well known. There a dome is to be found, half fallen into ruin. The inscription on it reads: "Shah Jalil, son of Kism, son of Abbas. . . ." The rest has broken away, so it is not clear whether this was his tomb, or whether the inscription refers to some one else. God alone knows. Such remains as these are to be found all over Moghulistan, but the names of the towns are never known. The tomb of Maulana Sakkaki, author of "The Key" [Miftah] has a lofty dome. It is situated on the banks of the River Tika, which flows from the foot of the lake. With the exception of this dome, there are no remains in that place. It was either a town of which nothing is left, or else it was there that Chaghatdi Khan slew [the Maulana], the building being afterwards raised [over the spot]. God knows best. The story of Maulana Sakkaki is told in histories. Beyond this, nothing is recorded of the districts [hudud] of Moghulistan in the histories and books of former writers, nor does any one know the [above] names nowadays. What is now known as Moghulistan has a length and breadth of seven or eight months' journey. Its eastern frontier adjoins the Kalmak country: that is to say, Baris Kul, Imal, and Irtish. It is bounded on the north by Kukcha-Tangiz, Bum Lish, and Karatal; on the west by Turkistan and Tashkand; and on the south by the provinces of Farghana, Kashghar, Aksu, Chalish, and Turfan.