The Nāṣirī Generations 288.3.1

288.3.1

“Hū-pī-lay” was directed by “Mengko” to return to his government, and prepare for the siege of Vu-chang-Fu, the capital of Hu-quang, then to march to Hang-chew, the metropolis of Che-kyang, and the empire of the Song; and the general Chang-jau was nominated to command under him. I will now return to the Mughal accounts from where I left off, when, early in 652 H.— about March or April, 1254 A.D.— Mangū appointed Irtuk Būḳah to remain in charge of the great urdūs and ulūsis, along with his eldest son, but some say his son Serki. lieutenants and governors, who were in Turkistan and Ma- To enumerate all the names, and give all the details, respecting those Shah-zadahs, Amirs, and troops, which accompanied him, and the preparations made, would occupy far more space than can be afforded here : at some future time I hope to do so. Suffice it to say that they included a great number of Shah-zadahs, Amirs, and forces, both of the Dast-i-Chap—the left hand—and Dast-i-Rast—the right hand—which latter they style [i.e. the territory they occupy] Jaukut or Jakut, which signifies the forces of Khitae, Tingkut, Khurjah, and Solanka because the Mughals, in their dialect, used to call those parts Jaukut or Jakut. The army of Mangu Ka'an amounted, it is said, to the immense number of 600,000, one half of which belonged to the Dast-i-Chap, and whose leader was the Shah-zadah, Taghachar [there is no such name as "Tkugatshur"], son of U-Tigin, the younger brother of the Chingiz Khan.