The Rashīdī History 99.2.3

99.2.3

The year after my returning to his service, the Khán entered on a holy war in Tibet, sending me on in advance, so that before the Khan joined me, I had achieved a great deal in that country. An army of 6000 men was now in Tibet — a number that the country was unable to support. So I was obliged to retire to Kashmir, with Iskandar Sultán, younger brother of Rashid Sultan. Having passed the winter in Kashmir, I returned to the Khán the following spring. This I have related [elsewhere], so there is no object in stating [details] here. While with the Khan in Tibet, he sent me to destroy the Idol-Temple of Ursáng, while he himself returned to Yárkand. I made a journey of four months; but the Khan died on his way home. The Amirs who were with him at the time, sent express messengers to Rashid Sultán to acquaint him with the event. They also sent the news to my uncle, who came to be present at the Khán's funeral, and to take part in the lamentations [aza]. On the 10th of Moharram, 940 [2nd August, 1533], Rashid Sultan arrived, when my uncle, having raised lamentations [by way of condolence], entered the presence of Rashid Sultán and was immediately put to death, together with Ali Sayyid, who was the sworn friend of my uncle. To commemorate the date of the martyrdom of these two men, the chronogram "Kutila fi(l)'moharram" [940] was invented [meaning: the two men were killed in the month of Moharram.]