The Nāṣirī Generations 124.5

124.5

Some of the nobles and slaves of the Sanjari dynasty joined him — such as Baha-ud-Din, Tughril, who was governor of Hirat, and used constantly to harass and afflict the frontiers of the kingdom of Ghur. Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, Muhammad-i-Sam, gave instructions so that his Sultans, namely, Sultan-i-Ghazi, Mu’izz-ud-Din, Muhammad-i-Sam, from Ghaznin, Sultan Shams-ud-Din, Muhammad, from Bamian, and Malik Taj-ud-Din-i-Harab, from Sistan, all assembled, marched, and joined Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, after which they set out for the purpose of repelling Sultan Shah. They advanced into the valley of the river of Marw, and pitched their camp between Dazak [Dajzak ?] and Marw-ar-Rud, while Sultan Shah moved his forces from Marw farther up; and, for a period of six months, the two armies, Ghuris and Turks, were arrayed confronting each other. Sultan Shah used to display great audacity and boldness, and was in the constant habit of cutting off the foragers [of the Ghurian army], whence it arose that Malik Kutb-ud-Din, I-bak, the Turk, of Hindustan, who, at that time, was Amir-i-Akhur [lord of the stables — master of the horse] of the Ghaznin [ruler], was taken prisoner by the troops of Sultan Shah.