The Nāṣirī Generations 44.3

44.3

Soon after, he put his forces in motion and marched from Ghaznin towards the adjacent parts, and took possession of the districts of Bust, Zamin [district] of Dawar, the Zamin of Kusdar, and Bamian, all Tukharistan, and Ghur. On the side of Hind, he overthrew Jai-pal, with numerous elephants and a host of troops, and he rid the Samani family of Bughra Khan of Kashghar, and marched to Balkh, and sent back the Amir of Bukhara to take repossession of his throne. During the time that Amir Sabuk-Tigin held the government, great deeds were performed; and he completely put an end to the iniquitous heresy of the Batiniah schismatics in Khurasan. In the month of Shawwal, 384 H., his son, Amir Mahmud, was made captain-general of the forces of Khurasan, and received the title of Saif-ud-Daulah, while Amir Sabuk-Tigin himself received that of Nasir-ud-Din-ullah. Abu-l-Hasan-i-Simjur they defeated and repulsed, and Khurasan became cleared of their enemies.