The Nāṣirī Generations 261.2.4

261.2.4

The Jahan-Kusha, the account in which I have detailed farther on, says Amin Malik was in the vicinity of Ghaznah when the Sultan arrived there, and agrees with Rashid-ud-Din’s statements in all things, brings the Chingiz Khan, at once, from the vicinity of Tal-kan of Khurasan to Ghaznin, and makes no mention whatever of any siege or capture of any place called Bamian. The Rauzat-us-Safa [De la Croix’s Mirconde, meant for Mir Khawind] does not mention at all; and the Chingiz Khan is made to advance from Tal-kan [the correct name is given], but, to show his geographical knowledge, probably, the author says he came by Andar-ab to Bamian, by which the Mughals must have gone only 7 degrees of Long.—some 480 miles—directly from W. to E. to reach Andar-ab, then come backwards some 120 or 130 miles more to the S.W. to reach Bamian through some of the most difficult ground in Asia, while between Tal-kan and Bamian the distance is only about 160 miles, and about equidistant from Marw-ar-Rud and Balkh. The Habib-us-Siyar, written by the son of the author of the Rauzat-us-Safa, agrees with that work.