The Nāṣirī Generations 159.8

159.8

Habib-us-Siyar says that Khwarazm Shah, unable to secure his brother’s person, advanced upon Ghur with a numerous army. The Ghurian nobles released ’Ali Shah to create a diversion, but it was of no avail, and Firuz-koh was taken in 607 H. Rauzat-us-Safa states, that, after two or three days fighting in the hills and around the city, it was taken, as our author mentions, in the middle of Jamadi-ul-Awwal, 607 H., and in this Jahan-Ara, Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh, and others agree, the latter giving the 15th of that month as the exact date, which was just three months and seven days after the death of Mahmud, if he died in that year. The statement of Yafa-i is different from those of other authors, who probably copied from our author’s work, but as the former work gives far more details The Amirs, who had been despatched to occupy the hill-tops around, all escaped in safety, and ’Ali Shah, and Malik Husam-ud-Din, Muhammad-i-Abi-’Ali of Kal-yun, went out by the gate of the Reg Pul of Bust, and each and every one of them betook himself to some part or other. Malik Husam-ud-Din betook himself to Kal-yun, and ’Ali Shah set out towards Ghaznin. Sultan A’la-ud-Din, Utsuz, was placed on the throne, and Malik Khan of Hirat returned thither.