The Nāṣirī Generations 287.2.4

287.2.4

She was a Karayat and a Christian, the daughter of Aighu or Aiku — written A-yaghu — in Alfi — a son of the Awang Khan. Hulaku greatly favoured the Christians on her stem language, in such manner that the wrath of sovereign vanished, and he came to terms, on condition of his demolishing his fortresses, and coming himself to do homage. Mangu Ka’an assumed that his brother Hulaku would take up his residence, permanently, in I-ran-Zamin; nevertheless, he told him that, after he had accomplished all these things, he should return to his urdu. Mangu now dismissed him, along with two of his wives, his sons, and Amirs; and sent along with him their brother, Tursutae Aghul, and some of their nephews to serve under him. Mangu, it is said, was greatly affected at parting with Hulaku, for he considered him the jewel in the diadem of the empire, and that both shed copious tears. He reached his own Urdus at the end of the year 650 H. The Tarikh-i-Jahan-gir and the Rauzat-us-Safa say that he returned to his urdus in the third month of 651 H., to make his preparations, but the Jami’-ut-Tawarikh says in Zi-Hijjah, 650 H.