The Nāṣirī Generations 284.1.3

284.1.3

Having set out in the spring, in Jamadi-ul-Akh.ir, 633 H. [March, 1235 A.D.], they passed the hot season of that year by the way, and towards its end — in the latter part of it— within the confines of Bulghar [Bulghar, its capital, was about fifty miles from Kasan, and near the river Kama] joined the urzlk of Batu Sian, son of Juji, who had succeeded to his father’s appanage, and he was to hold the chief command. His brothers, tJrdah, Shaiban. and Tingkut, were likewise directed to proceed from the parts in which they were located, and join him, in order to accompany him on this expedition, which is famous as the Yurish-i-HafL Salah, or Seven Years’ Campaign. They were to invade the terntories of i^ifchak [not yet subdued], the Urus [Rus], Biilo [Poland ?], Majar [Magyar], Bashghird, As [Ossetse of Europeans], Sudak [A^da^ or Azof], Krim, and Qharkas [the territory of the Gheremis, I believe, not the Circassians], and All things being prepared, Batu Khan, with Shaiban, and Boroldae, with an army, commenced his march to subdue the Bulo [the Tarikh-i-Jahan-gir says the Kalar] and the Bashghird; and, having arrived in those parts, they, in a short time, subdued those territories, slew a great number of people, and carried off great booty. The Bulo were a mighty people of Christian faith, and the frontier of their country was adjoining that of the Farangs.