The Nāṣirī Generations 158.3

158.3

When one year of his sovereignty had passed, Malik Rukn-ud-Din, Mahmud-i-Iran Shah, son of Malik ’Ala-ud-Din, Muhammad, advanced from Ghaznin towards Firuz-koh, as has been previously recorded, and Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, Mahmud, marched from Firuz-koh, and put him to the rout, and about 5000 Ghuris [in that affair] bit the dust. After a period of two years and a half, Sultan ’Ala-ud-Din, Utsuz, son of [’Ala-ud-Din] Husain, who was his [Mahmud’s] father’s uncle’s son, proceeded from the country of Bamian into Khwarazm, and sought assistance from Sultan Muhammad, Khwarazm Shah, to enable him to seize the dominions of Ghur. The Malik-ul-Jibal, Ulugh Khan-i-Abi-Muhammad, and Malik Shams-ud-Din, Utsuz, the Hajib, who were two of the greatest of the Turkish Maliks of the Khwarazm Shahs, with the troops of Marw and Balkh, Sarakhs and Rudbar, were nominated to give him assistance, and he [’Ala-ud-Din, Utsuz] proceeded by way of Tal-kan towards Ghur. Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, Mahmud, brought out his forces from Firuz-koh, and on the limits of Maimand and Far-yab, at a place which they call [by the name of] Salurah, a battle took place between the two armies. The Almighty bestowed the victory upon Sultan Mahmud, and ’Ala-ud-Din, Utsuz, and the Khwarazm Shahi Maliks, and the troops of Khurasan were overthrown.