The Nāṣirī Generations 258.7.6

258.7.6

The greater part of ’Irak and Azarbaijan having been trodden by the hoofs of the Mughals, and winter coming on, Jabah [Yamah] and Swidae [Sahudah] took up their winter [619-620 H.] quarters in the plain of Mughan, but, according to Alfi, at Siifa — I am unaware whether the accounts taken from Wolff, Erdmann, and other "Professors," quoted by the author of the Mongols Proper, [p. 82], are verbatim; but, whether or not, these events have been made a terrible hash of in that book, and some, especially respecting the return of the Mughals homeward, have been mixed up with events which happened when Juji entered Dasht-i-Kibchak some years subsequently. "Chepe Noyan, and Subutae Behadur," as they are styled therein, are made to capture, after some other places, "Hamadan, and Rudbar," and, afterwards, are marched upon and the Sultan, who is, by the same account, still living, is followed to the south shore of the Caspian. This was in 1220 A.D. Then we hear that "Chepe" and "Subutae," after taking Ilak [p. 93], marched against Rai, where the rival sects bring destruction upon each other. Then "Kum" is taken a second time, and "Chepe" makes a raid upon "the towns of Irak, Dinawar," etc., attacks "Nehawend, the far-famed Ecbatana," while "Subutae" captures Kazvin over again [p. 93], although it had been already taken, previous to the Sultan's death, and 50,000 people slaughtered [p. 82].