The Nāṣirī Generations 272.6

272.6

When Tūshī, and Chaghatae, the sons of the Chingiz Khan, had finished their work at Khwārazm, they turned their faces towards Khifchāk; and the forces and tribes of Khifchāk they continued to subdue one by one, and make captive; and they brought the whole of the tribes under subjection. Tūshī, who was the eldest son of the Chingiz Khan [as already stated], when he became acquainted with the climate of the land of Khifchāk, considered that, in the whole universe, there could not be a more delightful land, a pleasanter climate, softer water, meads more verdant, and pasture-lands more extensive; and repugnance towards his father began to enter into his mind. He said to his confidants: “The Chingiz Khan has become mad, as he massacres so many people, and desolates so many countries! It thus seems meritorious on my part that, in some hunting-ground, I should slay my father, enter into an alliance with Sultān Muhammad, [Khwārazm Shāh], render this country flourishing, and give help and assistance to the Musalmāns.” His brother, Chaghatae, gained intimation of this idea [of his brother’s], and made known this perfidious notion and design to his father. When the Chingiz Khan became aware of it, he despatched his own confidential agents, so that they administered poison to Tūshī, and killed him.