[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Islamic world](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl) › [Persian](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa) › [History (Ghaznavid, Ghurid, Ilkhanid, Timurid)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.tarikh) › [حبیب السیر](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.tarikh.habib-al-siyar) › [Habibu-s Siyar of Khondamir (extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.tarikh.habib-al-siyar~en-elliot) › 11 # حبیب السیر 11: Expedition to Khwárizm. Habíbu-s Siyar of Khondamír (extracts) 11 - **Language:** English ### [11](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.tarikh.habib-al-siyar~en-elliot.11) During the first years of Sultán Mahmúd's reign, an individual named Mámún governed Khwárizm, and when he died, his son Abú 'Alí became king of that country. He testified friendship to Yaminu-d daula, and married his sister. After the death of Abu 'Ali, his brother Mamun bin Mamun succeeded. He married his brother's wife, the sister of Mahmud, and according to established usage, he professed allegiance to Sultan Mahmud. During the last days of Mamun, Yaminu-d daula, having sent a messenger to Khwarizm, ordered Mamun to read the khutba in his name. Mamun consulted on this matter with his ministers of State. Most of them replied, "If you hold your kingdom in disgraceful partnership with any one else, we will not bind on the girdle of obedience; and if you submit to be under the command of another, we will not choose for ourselves the ignominy of your service." The envoy having heard these speeches, returned and made relation of the circumstance. After this, the general of the army of Khwarizm, Binaltigin, and the nobles and amirs of Mamun, repented of their misdeeds, and were terrified at the vengeance of the Sultan. In the middle of all this, when one day, according to established custom, they went to pay their respects to Mamun, the sudden news of his death was divulged to them, but nobody else was informed of the circumstance. Binaltigin then raised the son of Mamun to the Sultanship, and entered into an agreement with all the rebellious amirs, to the effect that, if the Sultan should march towards them they would unanimously make war upon him. When Yaminu-d daula heard of this, he marched towards Khwarizm, with a desire of vengeance and hostility, and in the territories of that country he kindled the flames of war. Many of the Khwarizmians were killed, and 5000 of them were taken prisoners, and the rest of the unfortunates fled. Binaltigin took to a boat, in order that he might cross over the Jihun, but, on account of the littleness of his understanding, he adopted such an insolent tone towards one of the boatmen who was known to him, as to bring matters to this point, that that individual having seized Binaltigin, conveyed the ungrateful wretch to the camp of Sultan Mahmud, who gave orders that they should erect gallows before the tomb of Mamun, and upon them Bindltigin, with some other of the seditious nobles, was hung up by the neck. Having given over the government of Khwarizm to Altuntash, the Sultan returned towards Ghaznin. - [Previous: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.tarikh.habib-al-siyar~en-elliot.10) - [Next: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.tarikh.habib-al-siyar~en-elliot.12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.tarikh.habib-al-siyar~en-elliot.11](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.tarikh.habib-al-siyar~en-elliot.11) · Pramāṇa