The Nāṣirī Generations 160.5

160.5

Sultan Ala-ud-Din, Utsuz, reigned for a period of four years, until Malik Nasir-ud-Din, Husain, the Amir-i-Shikar [Chief-Huntsman], brought an army from Ghaznin against him, and a battle took place between them in the centre of Ghur, within the limits of Jarmas. The right wing of Sultan ’Ala-ud-Din, Utsuz's, army was commanded by Malik Kutb-ud-Din, Husain, son of 'Ali, son of Abi-’Ali, who attacked the left wing of Malik Nasir-ud-Din, Husain's, troops, and overthrew and routed [that portion of] the Ghaznin forces, and pursued the fugitives [off the field]. Malik Nasir-ud-Din, Husain, [with his centre] charged the centre of the Sultan’s army, and wounded him with his spear, and a Turk among the troops of Ghaznin smote the Sultan on the head with his mace in such wise that both his august eyes exuded from their sockets and he fell down from his horse. Malik Nasir-ud-Din, Husain, remained on horseback over the head of the Sultan, when Malik Kutb-ud-Din, Husain, returned from the pursuit of the routed left wing of the Ghaznin army, and charged Malik Nasir-ud-Din, Husain, and again recovered the [wounded] Sultan, and conveyed him towards the district of Sangah, and on the way the Sultan was received into the Almighty’s mercy. They buried him by the side of his kindred, the Maliks of the family of the Shansabanis.