The Nāṣirī Generations 128.2.2

128.2.2

The wings on either side began to plunder, and neither party knew whether they were the conquerors or conquered. It was usual with the Sultan to disguise himself on the day of battle, by dressing in the costume of the enemy: and on this occasion, in the utter confusion which ensued, the centres of both armies having become disengaged from each other, the Sultan got mixed up with the enemy’s troops, and not being recognized by his attendants, for some days he was in the greatest danger in the very camp of the enemy. Finding an opportunity, however, he succeeded in getting away, reached the river of Fanakat, and restored fresh life to his troops. The news of the Sultan’s disappearance, however, had spread into all parts of his dominions. Some said he had been killed, some that he had been cattle, baggage, and followers of the army of Khita-i were captured, and the Great Khan retreated discomfited before him. Suddenly Kashlu Khan, the Tatar, who had come from Turkistan, fell upon Gur Khan, attacked him, and made him captive; and the whole of the dominions of Khita were left in the possession of Sultan Muhammad-i- Takish. The Sultan of Samrkand, and the Afrasiyabi Sultans, he directed should be removed from Samrkand, and some of them were martyred.