The Nāṣirī Generations 276.2

276.2

That army of Mughals [under Jurmaghun] entered through the Hulwan Pass, and ravaged the country up to the neighbourhood of the metropolis of Islam—the city of Baghdad. On several occasions, from the Court of the Lord of the Faithful, Al-Mustansir B’illah, the Maliks of Islam, with the troops of 'Ajam, and Turks, Kurds, and 'Arabs [in his service], were despatched to repel the Mughals and the infidel hosts. They [the troops of the Khalifah] frequently engaged in holy warfare against the infidels, and encountered them in many conflicts; and, upon all occasions, the troops of Islam were triumphant and victorious. During that period, in no way, could the infidels seize upon any of the parts adjacent to, and [immediately] round about, the Dar-ul-Khilafat, Baghdad.