The Nāṣirī Generations 248.4.5

248.4.5

Mirza Muhammad Haidar, of the Doghlat! tribe of the Mughals, previously mentioned, a native of Farghanah, in his work, written in 951 H., explains the southern boundary as extending towards Tungut or Tangut, and the northern to Kara-kir, the Karhiz or Kirghiz of others. He adds [I only give a brief abstract] that of “these four boundaries, mentioned in the Jahan Kushae of the Juwaini, the country of Khitae is distinct and known, but, as regards the I-ghur country, nothing is known of it at present as to where it is, and, at this day, nothing is known of Kara-kir or Salingae, and no places with such names are indicated. The name of Tungut often occurs in the history of the Mughals, and the Chingiz Khan, at the outset of his power, despatched an army thither, but now nothing whatever is known of it, nor is information to be obtained regarding these parts which are mentioned in books, and the same may be said of many famous cities such as Bilasa-ghun, Taraz, and the like.” He further states, that “the extent of Mughulistan, so called in his time, which was much contracted from what it had been [and which is styled Jatah in the History of Timur], was seven or eight months’ journey in length and breadth, and gives the following as its boundaries. On the N. the Kokjah Tingiz — Koom-Labas or Labs — and Kara-Tal — the territory of Farghanah, Kashghar, Aksu, Jalish, and Turfan. On the E. it adjoins the land of the Kalimaks [the Kal-i-mak?