The Rashīdī History 92.3

92.3

After this, the affairs of the Khán became more prosperous, and no one in Moghulistan dared to oppose him. He made several successful inroads on the Kálmák, and put a number of them to death. He fought two battles with Táishi Isán, and was victorious in both. The Kálmák stood in great awe of him, and used to call him Alacha Khán; Alácha, in Moghul, means kushánda [the slayer], that is to say, "the slaying Khán." This title adhered to him. His own people used to call him Alácha Khán. He is now spoken of by the Moghuls as Sultán Ahmad Khán, but all the neighbouring peoples call him 'Alacha.' Also one finds 'Alacha' written in the Histories of Mir Khwánd and of Khwánd Mir, of Herat, and others. After these events, he carried on hostilities with the Uzbeg Kazak, for the reason already stated in the story of Sultan Mahmud Khan. For Sultdn Mahmud Khan had, on two occasions, gone to war with the Uzbeg Kazdk, and had been defeated on both occasions; on which account Sultdn Ahmad Khdn attacked the Uzbeg Kazdk and utterly routed them three times.