The Nāṣirī Generations 190.2.1

190.2.1

The Tarikh-i-Firuz-Shahi of Ziya-ud-Din, Barani, differs from this account, and says — according to the Calcutta printed text — that Tughril fled to Haji-nagar and, in some places, Jaji-nagar, but there is no ^ in Jaj-nagar, and, if Ziya-ud-Din’s text was correct, it is a different place altogether. ‘‘The Sultan, following in pursuit by successive marches, in a certain number of days, arrived on the frontier of Sunar-ganw [or kingdom of Bang], the Rae of which — Dinwaj by name [sic] — paid homage to the Sultan, and stipulated that, in case Tughril evinced a desire to fly towards the sea [also means river], he should prevent his doing so. Proceeding by successive marches, the Sultan had reached within 60 or 70 kos of Jaj-nagar, when information of Tughril’s whereabouts was obtained,’* &c. From this statement it would seem that the place in question, whether Haji-nagar or Jaji-nagar, was beyond Sunar-ganw ; but it is not said whether any great river was crossed, neither is it stated that the Sultan marched eastwards, and he might, in case Jaj-nagar is correct, as stated in the extract above, he have turned to the south-west on reaching the frontier of Sunar-ganw. I am inclined, however, to think that Sangarah, mentioned in the fourth para, below, is correct, and not Sunar-ganw. Where the Sunar-ganw frontier commenced we know not;