The Nāṣirī Generations 282.2

282.2

One of those Tunian, who had a name and reputation in Chin and Turkistan, presented himself before Kyuk and said: “If thou desirest that the sovereignty and throne of the Mughals should remain unto thee, of two things do one—either massacre the whole of the Musalmans, or put a stop to their generating and propagating.” For a long time they were wont, in this manner, to importune and instigate Kyuk to this wickedness, and continued to devise insidious snares and artifices. On account of the numerousness of the Musalmans in the countries of Chin, Turkistan, and Tingit, to massacre them would not be feasible, they therefore [the Tarsas] came to this conclusion that it would be right that a mandate should be issued by Kyuk, that all Musalmans should be emasculated and made eunuchs of, in order that their race might become extinct, and the empire of the Mughals be safe from their rebellion and sedition. When such [like] tyranny and barbarity took root in the mind of Kyuk, and his decision in this course was come to, he commanded that a mandate should be issued, to this effect, throughout all parts of the Mughal dominions, from the extreme limits of Chin and Turkistan to the farthest parts of ’Ajam, 'Irak, Rum, and Sham, and the whole of the Mughal rulers, who were located in different parts, were directed to obey it, and hold it necessary to be carried out.