The Nāṣirī Generations 264.1

264.1

An anecdote, worthy of insertion here, is related, as referring to the occurrences which happened at the period in question. In the year 622 H., the author of this Tabakat, Minhaj-i-Saraj, who is the servant of the Sultan’s dynasty, had occasion to undertake a journey, on a mission from Ghur towards the Kuhistan, at the request of the august Malik, Rukn-ud-Din, Muhammad-i-’Usman, the Maraghani — may he rest in peace! — for the adjustment of the route of karwans [of merchants and travellers], and the tranquillity of this territory. When he [the author] reached the city of Ka-in, he there saw an Imam, one of the great men of Khurasan, whom they were wont to style Kazi Wahid-ud-Din, the Bushanji [of Bushanj or Fushanj] — the Almighty’s mercy be upon him! That Imam related [saying], “In the disaster of Hirat I was present in that city; and, every day, in conjunction with the Ghazis [holy-warriors], its defenders, I used to don arms and armour, and proceed to the top of the ramparts, and view the multitude of the forces.