The Nāṣirī Generations 257.1.2

257.1.2

On one occasion, whilst following the chase, a bird, the name of which is Tughril, fell into his hands and his surname [thereby] became Tughrul-Tigin. No one, at any time previous, has shown that that bird has fallen into the hands of a sovereign ; and they held him in veneration, in consequence. Among the tribes of Mughal was another Turk of importance, a ruler and leader, and greatly venerated ; and the whole of the tribes of Mughals were under the rule of these two persons. They, and all that people were subject to the family of the Altun Khan of Tamghaj, and paid tribute to that dynasty ; but among them [the Mughals] depravity, robbery, and adultery, greatly prevailed ; and, both in their words and deeds, save lying, iniquity, robbery, and adultery, naught went on. All the tracts of [inhabited by] the Turk tribes, at the hand of their iniquity and sedition, were reduced to misery ; and, for these reasons and acts, they [the Mughals] were wont to be treated with great contempt by the Court of the Altun Khan, and much money and a great number of horses used to be demanded of them [as tribute]. When the father of the Chingiz Khan went to hell, and the chieftainship devolved on the Chingiz Khan he began to act contumaciously and disobediently, and broke out into rebellion. An army from the forces of the Altun Khan was nominated to lay waste and exterminate the Mughal tribes ; and the greater number of them were put to the sword, in such wise, that but a few of them remained.