The Mulfuzāt Timūry = $b or, Autobiographical memoirs of the Moghul emperor TimūrTimur
History
The Mulfuzāt Timūry = $b or, Autobiographical memoirs of the Moghul emperor Timūr
Timur
Asia, Central -- History; Asia, Central -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Timur, 1336-1405 -- Early works to 1800
At this time, Alyas Khuajē roared out to his reserve, to advance; when I
saw that he was confounded, I said, (Allah Yar) “God befriend us,” and
with three hundred and sixteen horse, which were all that were collected
near me, I made a furious attack on the enemy’s centre, and overturned
his standard; when the army of Alyas Khuajē missed the royal standard,
they took to flight; at this moment I was very near Alyas Khuajē, but
Iskunder Aghlān threw himself between us, he was seized, but his master
made his escape.
As soon as the Jete army had turned its face to flight, I ordered
several divisions of my troops to pursue them, in consequence of which,
they gained much plunder of horses and arms; they also killed and
wounded a number of the runaways; I then sent off two other divisions to
keep in the rear of the enemy, to prevent them encamping or halting, to
these I gave orders, not to kill any more of the Jetes, but to seize and
bring them into my presence, in order that I might treat them according
to circumstances.
I then encamped in the plain of Kupy, and gave orders for a grand
entertainment, to be prepared in commemoration of our having defeated
the Prince Alyas Khuajē, and thirty thousand Jetes, with only six
thousand horse, by which the country of Maveralnaher was purified from
the defilement of the tribe of Jete.[74]
Having halted in the plain of Kupy, which might be called the seat of
victory, I commanded that my tents of every description should be
pitched, and that a great quantity of soup and meat should be prepared,
and invited the chief officers of all the hordes and regiments; the
generals having arrived, Amyr Hussyn also came and joined the banquet;
during the feast, I ordered all the principal Jete prisoners to be
brought forward, I then addressed Beg Chuck, who was the Commander in
Chief of the Jetes, and who had made several cuts at me, and said to
him, “you have proved yourself grateful for the salt of Alyas Khuajē, in
having rejected my overtures, and by standing by him to the last;” I
also praised Amyr Hamyd, who was a very brave young man, and I said to
Sekunder Aghlān, “you risked your own life to save that of your master,
and have therefore behaved in a praise-worthy manner.” I then asked
them, “how it had happened that I, with so small a force, had defeated
their numerous army;” they replied, “your good fortune overwhelmed us,
and dispersed the Jete forces; the union of your army was also such,
that one thousand swords struck together as one sword; whilst the
discord that prevailed amongst us, disunited us, and made us an easy
prey to your victorious arms.”
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