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It is called Pa-hus in the Itinerary of Yeliu- which the Qoráns were kept a mangers, while chu-tsai, who tells us it abounded in every kind they trampled the sacred books under foot. of product, was richer than Samarkand, and was They dragged their skins of kumiz into the the residence of the Sultan." The capture of mosque, and sent for the singing girls in the Bukhara is not mentioned in the Yuan-ch'ao-pi- town to dance and sing for them, while the shi, where the town is however mentioned, and sayyids, imâms, ulemas, &c., held the bridles called Bukhar. In the Yuan-shi we merely of their horses. Thereupon the Sayyid Jelaluread that in the 3rd month of 1220 the emperor 'd-din Ali Ibn Husain Alzebedi could not took the city of Buhua." This is all that we refrain addressing the learned and illustrions are told also in the Kang-mu, where the town Imam Ruknu'd-din as follows:-"Mulana, is called Pa-har, and in the Yuan-shi-lei-pen what does this mean, wherefore dost thon not where it is called Po-ha-eul." The Huang-yuan lift up thy prayers to God the Almighty, says that in 1221 Chinghiz marched in person to deliver us from this trial ?" The latter with his fourth son, upon Bu-har, which he cap- answered him with tears, and counselled sub
mission to the will of heaven. "Keep silence, The Muhammadan historians have naturally for the wind of God's displeasure blows upon much more detail. They tell us he pitchedus, and this is not the time to speak. I fear his camp at Gülabad, near Bukhara, in that if I were to speak it would go harder with Muharram 617 A.H. That town was then 18. If you wish to save your life hold the garrisoned by 20,000 men, under & Mongol bridle of the Mongol horses." Chinghiz' deserter named Kuk-Khân and certain subor. soldiers thereapon broke open the corn stores, didate chiefs, such as Hamid Nur, Tatange, and desecrated the mosque. Sunj Khân, and Kushli Khân. During the After inspecting the town, he withdrew, and night they made a sortie. De la Croix says they summoned its principal inhabitants to meet intended forcing the Mongol lines and escap- him in the Mosalla, an open place outside Ing, but they were overtaken near the Oxus, the city, where the inhabitants were accustomed and almost entirely destroyed. Ibn-al-Athir to go for public prayer, and having mounted says that the Mongols having attacked the place a kind of pulpit he addressed them in the furiously for three days, the garrison, despairing Mongol language and told them how greatly of resisting them, withdrew towards Khorasan. God's anger was kindled against them by This desertion caused great consternation inside reason of Muhammad's treachery towards the city, where the citizens under the advice of himself, how Otrar had already suffered in the Sayyids, Kádhis, &c., determined to open the consequence, and that he himself was the gates and invite Chinghiz to enter. Ibn-al-Athir Scourge of God who had been sent to punish tells us the Haji Badru'd-din went with this them for their faults. His address was transinvitation. Chinghiz entered the city on horse- lated to them into Persian by Danishmend back with his son, Tului, went as far as the Great Hajib. Having inquired who their principal Mosque, and having reached the Maksura or men were, there were pointed out, 280, of whom throne, inquired if this was the Sultan's palace. 190 were citizens and 90 foreign merchants. He “This is the temple of the Great God and the now assigned a baskak or commissary, a Turk Prayer House of the Muhammadans," was the or Mongol to each of these and bade them reply. He then dismounted, climbed two or three disclose all their hidden treasures, since steps of the mimbar or pulpit and bade the people those which were visible they could find for find fodder for his horses, since the country themselves, and he gave orders to his commisround was wasted: so say Juveni and Mir saries they were to do their work without khond. Rashidu'd-din says it was Tului who violence, and not to be too exacting. The town thus mounted the pulpit, and addressed the would probably have been spared, but that a people." The Mongols thereupon opened the portion of the garrison had not surrendered ; corn stores in the town, and used the boxes in 400 Khuârezmian soldiers having taken shelter
* Bretaohneider, Notes, &c., p. 117.
Bretachneider, Notices, &c., p. 60. · De Malla, tome IX, p. 96.
* Bretachneider, Noticus, &o. p. 66.
See Erdmann, note 254. Erdmann, pp. 881 and 882.
Gaubil, p. 87.
