The Successors of Genghis Khan - Robert Bedrosian's Armenian ...

THE SUCCESSORS OF GENGHIS KHAN
in the history of the Lord of Islam (may God cause him to reign for-
ever!).10
On several occasions Du'a, in alliance with Qaidu, fought the
army of the Qa'an. On the most recent occasion both of them were
wounded, Qaidu dying of his wound and Du'a becoming paralyzed.11
Du'a has sons, one of whom is Qutluq-Khwaja, to whom they have
entrusted the province of Ghaznin and the Qarauna army, which
has long had connections with them. In the summer they sit in the
region of Ghur12 and Gharchistan13 and in the winter in the province
of Ghaznin and that area. They have constantly to do battle with
the Sultan of Delhi, and the army of Delhi has frequently defeated
them. On every occasion they enter the borderlands of this country,
robbing and plundering. Bozma wished to go to the Qa'an, but Qaidu
learnt of this and put him to death.
Fourth Son of Mo'etuken—Qara-Hiilegii
He had a son called Mubarak-Shah, and this Mubarak-Shah had
five sons: Oljei-Buqa, who had a son called Qutluq-Shah; Boralq'i,
who had a son called Tutluq; Horqadai; Esen-Fulad; and Qadaq.
Ghaghatai had made this Qara-Hiilegii his heir in place of his father.
His wife was Orq'ina Khatun, who gave birth to Mubarak-Shah.
When Qara-Hiilegii died, Alghu, the son of Baidar, who was [Qara-
Hiilegu's] cousin, became ruler of the ulus of Chaghatai by command of
Ariiq Boke and married Orq'ina Khatun. After awhile he died, and this
Mubarak-Shah succeeded his father. Baraq now arrived, at the command
of Qubilai Qa'an. Finding Mubarak-Shah established as ruler,
he said not a word; he gradually gathered a scattered army about him
and seized the rulership of the ulus. Convicting Mubarak-Shah of
some crime, he ended by making him the supervisor of his cheetahkeepers.
When Baraq entered Khurasan to make war on Abaqa
Khan, Mubarak-Shah accompanied him, [at which time] he fled
10 In the passage apparently referred to (Arends, p. 153), Rashid al-Dm makes no
mention of Du'a'but speaks only of a raid on Gurgan (not Mazandaran) by Uighurtai.
11 See below, p. 329.
12 The region of Afghanistan east and southeast of Herat.
13 The modern Firuzkuh in northwest Afghanistan.
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