[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate) › [Ṭabaqāt-i Nāṣirī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri) › [Tabakat-i-Nasiri](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty) › 247.3 # The Nāṣirī Generations 247.3 Tabakat-i-Nasiri 247.3 - **Language:** English ### [247.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.247.3) There was with his forces, on that occasion, a pregnant woman — the Mughals and Tattars used to take their wives with them in war — whose husband had been killed in that affair, and, being taken in labour, she took shelter within the trunk of a hollow tree which happened to be there, and gave birth to a son. Aghuz, hearing of it, took pity on her, as her husband had been slain in his defence, and adopted the boy, and gave him the name of Kabchak because he was born in a hollow tree. When he grew up, Kabchak was sent into the tract of country called Tamak, to guard that frontier, and it got the name, in course of time, of دشت قبچاق or plain of Kabchak. The next to whom he assigned a name were the Karluks — قارلوق — also قارلق — Karlugh, — Karluk — قارلوغ — and Karlugh — قارلغ — and the circumstance which gave rise to it was this. Aghuz Khan, returning from an expedition into the eastern parts of I-ran Zamin, was passing the borders of Ghur and Gharjistan on his way back to Turan. It was the depth of winter, and he therefore commanded that his followers should not loiter on the line of march because of the dangerous state of the route by reason of the frost and snow. Some few of his followers however — men of one family — did loiter, and soon found themselves unable to come up with the main body until a considerable time afterwards — some say Aghuz was on his way into I-ran Zamin, and that the loiterers did not rejoin him until the following spring. - [Previous: 247.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.247.2) - [Next: 247.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.247.4) - [Up: 247](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.247) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.247.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.247.3) · Pramāṇa