The Nāṣirī Generations 159.6

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Our author here says it happened in the fourth year of Mahmud’s reign, and, as he ascended the throne about the middle of 602 H., this would make it before the middle of the year 606 H. ; and, in this case, the date given by most authors for the battle between Sultan Muhammad, Khwarazm Shah, and Baniko of Taraz, namely Rabi’-ul-Awwal 607 H., cannot be correct, as it is certain that the Sultan entered Hirat, after ’Izz-ud-Din, Husain, son of Khar-mil, had been put to death, in Jamadi-ul-Awwal, 607 H., three months after the date of Mahmud’s assassination given by our author and several others. See note 7, pages 260-261.