The Rashīdī History 65: CHAPTER XL. · THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE KHANSHIP OF YUNUS KHAN.

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Sultan Abu Said Mirza, son of Sultan Muhammad Mirza, son of Miranshah Mirza, son of Amir Timur, got the upper hand of his cousins and took Samarkand from Abdullah Mirza of Shiraz. After the death of Mirza Babar Kalandar, son of Mirza Baisanghar, son of Mirza Shah Rukh, son of Amir Timur, there was no padishah in Khorasan. So [Sultan Abu Said Mirza] took possession of Khorasan; his heart was set upon appropriating for himself Irak also, but, as has been mentioned, the opposition of Isan Bugha Khan prevented him from absenting himself upon so long an expedition. He therefore sent to fetch Yunus Khan, the elder brother of Isan Bugha Khan, from Irak (the reason of whose going to Irak has been explained above), and having established his court at Kushk-i-Bagh-i-Zaghan, he instituted princely feasts in honour of the Khan. They made many compacts and agreements, and among other things, Sultan Abu Said Mirza said to the Khan: "In Amir Timur's first expedition, his generals would not obey him as they should have done. Now, if he had ordered them all to be put to death, he would but have weakened his own power. The generals said to him: 'You should appoint a Khan, whom we must obey.' So Amir Timur appointed Suyurghatmish Khan over them, and the generals submitted to the Khan. All firmans were issued in this Khan's name, but Amir Timur kept careful watch over him. After his death, his son Sultan Mahmud Khan was appointed in his stead. But from the reign of Amir Timur down to the time of Mirza Ulugh Beg, the power of these Khans was only nominal; and in my own time the Khans have generally been prisoners in Samarkand. Since I have ascended the throne, my power is so absolute that I have no need of a Khan; so now I have divested you of the garments of poverty and, having clothed you in princely robes, am sending you back to your native country on the following conditions:— For the future you must not follow the example of your ancestors and say, 'Amir Timur and the race of Amir Timur are our vassals, and have been for generations.' For although it was formerly so, things have changed now, and I am pdclishdh in my own right; thus, now if you are going to be my vassal, you must bear the name of 'servitor' [Khddim-i-Makhdum] and do away with the name of 'friend.' You need not, however, write to me in the way the Khdns used to write to the Timuri Mirzas, but in a friendly way; and these conditions are to apply to your sons and your sons' sons." Yunus Khan agreed to all these conditions, and swore a solemn oath to abide by them. He was then allowed to depart, accompanied by all the Moghuls who were in that district.