The Nāṣirī Generations 287.2.1

287.2.1

On the 9th of Shawwāl, the Fidā-īs of Gird-Koh made a sally at night upon the Mughals, destroyed their circumvallation, and slew the greater number of them, including their leader, Būrī. At this time a pestilence had broken out within Gird-Koh, and, as soon as 'Alā-ud-Dīn, Muḥammad, the Maulānā of the Mulāḥidah, had intimation of it, he at once despatched Mubāriz-ud-Dīn, 'Alī, Sarābānī, and Shujā'-ud-Dīn, Ḥasan, Tūrānī, with 110 picked men, to to the practice of Musalman dignity and religion, used Gird-Koh, with directions that each man should carry with him one mann of hinna and two manns of salt [in all, about 21 or 24 lbs.] — the Jami’-ut-Tawarikh says two of hinna and three of salt — because hinna had lately been discovered, accidentally, to be the antidote for the pestilence. The author of the “Mongols Proper” has, or his authorities, perhaps, have, made a very amusing story out of the above — for the source is evidently the same. He says, p. 194 : “One of the garrison [of Girdkuh — i. e., “the Round Mountain” — so kuh is a mountain, perhaps — the same which Von Hammer turns into “Kirdkuh”] escaped, and sent to Alaeddin, the Grand Vizier to ask for help. He sent two leaders, each with 110 troopers ; one to escort three mens of salt, the other three mens of henna,” etc. — equal to about one ounce of salt and hinna each, even if only 400 people were within the walls.