The Nāṣirī Generations 256.2.7

256.2.7

There are no such people, I beg leave to say, as "Ghozzes," or "Ghoz" or "Gusses," nor do we know that the Osmanli claim descent from "the Ghozz," any more than they do from the "Kankulis," but we know quite the contrary. Khizr Khan, and his predecessor also, were tributaries of the Gur Khans, as was likewise ’Usman, Khizr’s successor; but the mention here, by different historians, of the I-lak of the Tarakamah or Turkan being sent by the Gur Khan himself to the assistance of Khizr Khan is very important, proving, as it does, what I was quite cognizant of before, how crude and erroneous are nation, and they broke out into rebellion. Sultan Sanjar marched to coerce them; and Baniko of Taraz, from the side of Khita [the Kara-Khita-i territory — from Taraz] with a numerous army, advanced to encounter the Sultan, and a battle took place between that host of infidels and Sultan Sanjar. The army of Islam was defeated, and Turkan Khatun, who was the Sultan’s consort, became a captive [in the hands of the Khita-is]. After the Sultan retired, they [!] sought for peace, and sent back Turkan Khatun, and they obtained immunity.