The Nāṣirī Generations 287.5.2

287.5.2

Khur Shah made, however, a special request, that Alamut and Lanbah-Sar should be left to his offspring, since they were the ancient homes of his family, and that he should be allowed a year's grace, to prepare certain presents and offerings worthy of the Mughal sovereign's acceptance, that the Muhtashims of Gird-Koh and the Kuhistan had been directed to present themselves, and that, in the mean time, all the other fortresses should be demolished. This temporizing was no match for the duplicity and wiles of the Mughal barbarian, who was aware what a difficult task he would have in order to capture the chief strongholds. Hulaku, still moving forward towards Lar and Damawand, passed, by the way, Shah-dujz, which was captured in two days; and, once more, he despatched his envoys. Khur Shah still refused to appear, but he notified that he would send his son, with a body of 300 militia [as a contingent ?] and demolish all the fortresses. His son came—a child of seven years old, whose mother was a concubine; but Hulaku, who waited at ’Abbas-abad of Rai to receive him, would not allow that the year 658 H. has drawn to its close, it will be a