The Nāṣirī Generations 258.4.8

258.4.8

The Chingiz Khan sent him a friendly answer—his being hostile to Koshluk was enough to ensure that—and Uzar proceeded to his presence and was well received, a dress of honour and other favours were bestowed upon him, and Juji sought his daughter in marriage. The Chingiz Khan advised him to abstain from hunting excursions [the mode of hunting of the Mughals and other peoples of Asia, often referred to in our author’s, as in other histories, is very different from our ideas of hunting, but I have not space to describe it here], lest he might fall a prey into the hands of a hunter foe, referring to Koshluk, and presented him with a thousand sheep in order that he might not have occasion to go forth in search of game. However, when Uzar returned to Almaligh, he again went out, when suddenly and unexpectedly the forces of Koshluk came upon him in a hunting-ground, captured him, and brought him before the gate of Almaligh. The inhabitants, however, shut the gates of the city, and resolved to defend it. Fighting commenced, when, at this crisis, news arrived of the coming of the hosts of the Chingiz Khan, for he began to grow alarmed at Koshluk’s continued success. On this Koshluk’s troops retired from before Almaligh, and, on the way back to their own territory, put Uzar, the Kankuli, to death.