The Nāṣirī Generations 280.3

280.3

This Chaghatae, the accursed, for some years, was at the head of his tribes and forces; and, when the decree of his death arrived, Almighty God made a holy man among His eminent saints the instrument of his death so that he went to hell; and it was on this wise. There was a pious Darwesh, of pure heart, from the confines of Khurasan, whom they used to call Shaikh Mahmud-i-Atash-Khwar [the Fire-eater], a Shaikh, of much eminence, and a Darwesh of great repute, who, having cast off earthly wishes and desires, and, impressed with the aspiration after Truth, had devoted his body to pain and affliction, and had gone out into the world, and used to wander about in different countries. He reached, during his wanderings, a place between two mountains [ranges ?] through which lay the route between the country of Turkistan and the territory of Chin, and between these two mountains strong barriers were placed, and guards were there posted and overseers stationed, in order that they might examine every person who proceeded towards Chin, or who entered the territory of Turkistan from Chin, and have information respecting his condition.