The Nāṣirī Generations 258.6.3

258.6.3

When Sultan Muhammad reached Gilan, Sa’luk, one of the chiefs of the Gil, received him, and advised him to take up his residence in Gilan. He remained seven days there, when he again set out towards Rustamdar for Astadarah, or Astarah — the Asdar of others, and Astawa or Istawa of the Jami’-ut-Tawarikh, where all his treasures that remained with him were lost. From thence he set out in the direction of Da-nu-i — [in some MSS. and even a dependency of Amul, and, from that place, embarked on the Kulzum [the sea — the Caspian or Sea of Khurz], on the advice of the Chief of Mazandaran, as related at page 278. where one of the chief men of the Mughal army, in a foray therein, went to hell. Bushanj was but a small fortification; and they took it by storm, and martyred all the Musalmans in the place. From thence they pushed on towards Nishapur, and arrived there, and appeared before the gate of that city. A battle having taken place there [with the troops therein quartered], the son-in-law of the Chingiz Khan was killed. Without occupying themselves in avenging his death, they proceeded onwards towards Tabaristan and Mazandaran in search of Sultan Muhammad, Khwarazm Shah. The Sultan was encamped within the darah [valley and pass] of Timmishah, on the road to Mazandaran, when, suddenly, the Mughal troops came up with him.