The Nāṣirī Generations 170.4.2

170.4.2

As the capture of [the city of] Khwarazm was not accomplished on account of the scarcity of the appliances of the Ghaznin forces, the length of the campaign, and the lack of forage, the Sultan withdrew his troops from the gates of Khwarazm and retired along the banks of the Jihun, and towards Balkh. The forces of Khita, and the Maliks and Amirs of Turkistan had arrived on the banks of the Jihun, and had possessed themselves of the route of the army of Islam. When the Sultan-i-Ghazi reached Andkhud on a Tuesday, at the time of evening prayer the van of the infidels of Turkistan reached the Sultan’s position, and set to to fight. The commander of the van of the army of Islam was the Salar [chief, leader, &c.], Husain-i-Khar-mil, and he put the infidels to the rout. He was one of the Maliks of Juzarwan. He at once represented to the Sultan-i-Ghazi the fact of the success of the Islami forces and the repulse [!] of the infidel troops. “It is advisable,” he said, “that the sovereign of Islam should command that the army of Islam should mount at once and pursue the routed infidels, and fall upon them unexpectedly, whereby a great victory may be achieved.”