The Nāṣirī Generations 180.8

180.8

After a period of forty days Sultan Muhammad, Khwarazm Shah, marched an army from the side of Tukharistan and advanced towards Ghaznin; and his troops suddenly and unexpectedly seized the frontier route leading into Hindustan, towards Gardaiz and the Karahah Darah [Pass]. Sultan Taj-ud-Din, Yal-duz, took the route towards Hindustan, by way of Sang-i-Surakh and reached Lohor. An engagement took place between him [Sultan Taj-ud-Din, Yal-duz] and the august Sultan Shams-ud-Din, I-yal-timish, in the vicinity of Tara’in, and Sultan Taj-ud-Din, Yal-duz, was taken prisoner. In that same year, Sultan Taj-ud-Din, Yal-duz, was sent to the fortress of Buda’un, and there he was buried. His mausoleum, which is situated at that place, is a place of pilgrimage, and people make vows there. His reign extended to a period of nine years, and the mercy of the Almighty be upon him! Taj-ud-Din, Yal-duz, was [defeated and] taken prisoner, and sent to the district of Buda’un; and there he was martyred, and there his mausoleum is situated, and has become a place of pilgrimage, and is visited by suppliants. His reign extended over a period of nine years. The Almighty’s mercy be upon him! God alone is immortal and eternal!