[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate) › [Ṭabaqāt-i Nāṣirī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri) › [Tabakat-i-Nasiri](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty) › 287.1.4 # The Nāṣirī Generations 287.1.4 Tabakat-i-Nasiri 287.1.4 - **Language:** English ### [287.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.287.1.4) Vast preparations were made for Hulaku’s movement, and, besides the armies already in the countries of Iran-Zamin, Mangu commanded that, out of all the forces of the Chingiz Khan, that is, the various hazarahs already mentioned at page 1093, which he had assigned to and divided among his brothers, his sons, and brothers’ sons, out of every ten persons two should be selected \[they had vastly increased, too, since the time of the Chingiz Khan\] and sent to serve under Hulaku. The numbers are variously mentioned at from 120,000 to 180,000 horse. Besides these, a thousand families of Khita-i Manjanik-shis \[catapult workers\], Naft-Andaz \[naphtha-throwers\], and Charkh-Andaz \[shooters of fiery arrows worked by a wheel\] were to accompany him, and they brought along with them such a vast amount of missiles and stores appertaining to their peculiar branch of the forces as cannot be enumerated. They had with them also Charkhi Kamans \[wheeled arbalists\], worked by a wheel in such wise that one bow-string would pull three bows, each of which would discharge an arrow of three or four ells in length. These arrows or bolts, from the notch for the bow-string to near the head, were covered with feathers of the vulture and eagle, and the bolts were short and strong. These machines would also throw naphtha. The bolts of the catapults were made of ash, very tough and strong, and covered with the hides of horses and bullocks \[to prevent their being burnt\], like as a dagger in its sheath; - [Previous: 287.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.287.1.3) - [Next: 287.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.287.1.5) - [Up: 287.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.287.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.287.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.287.1.4) · Pramāṇa