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

BEGINNING OF THE HISTORY OF OGETEI QA AN
Bolat were distinguished with all manner of favors, and Qa'an said:
"During all this time since Chormaghun went and conquered so
many countries he has sent no malik to us, whereas Chin-Temur,
despite the smallness of his equipment and resources, has served us
thus. We approve thereof." And he settled the governorship of Khurasan
and Mazandaran upon him and commanded that Chormaghun and
the other emirs were not to interfere. He made Kul-Bolat his partner
in command and conferred upon the ispahbad the rank of malik [over
the territory] from the frontier of Kabud-Jama to Astarabad, while
he settled on the Malik Baha al-DIn the same rank over Khurasan and
Isfarayin, Juvain, Baihaq, Jajarm, Jurbad, and Arghiyan.201 He gave
them each a gold paiza2"2 and two mandates with an altamgha.203
Chin-Temiir, being now confirmed in his office by the yarligh,
appointed Sharaf al-Din, on account of his seniority, as vizier, and
Baha al-DIn Muhammad JuvainI as sahib-divan:20* and each of the
emirs sent a bitikchi205 to the Divan to represent the princes. The
Divan being restored to a fairly flourishing condition, Chin-Temur
again sent Korgiiz upon an embassy to Qa'an. Kul-Bolat sought to
prevent this, saying: "He is an Uighur and will do everything for
himself. It is not advisable." But Chin-Temur refused to listen. When
Korgiiz arrived and was questioned about the state of the provinces,
he described it in accordance with [the Emperor's] taste. The latter
was pleased with his manner of expression and sent him back with all
his wishes gratified. Shortly afterward Chin-Temiir died. And God
knows what is best, and it is to Him that we return.
The History has now been written of the khaqans, caliphs, sultans,
maliks, atabegs, and Mongol emirs who were contemporary with Ogetei
Qa'an during this period of 6 years. We therefore take up the history
of Ogetei Qa'an after this period, which, God willing, we shall record
in detail.
il, that is, the Year of the Sheep, falling in Jumada
I of the year 632 [2Qth January-2ist February, 1235], to the end of the
201 On this area in Western Khurasan, see Spooner 1965.
202 See Glossary. 2°' See Glossary. 2I« See Glossary.
205 See Glossary. 2o6 Mo. qoni[ri], "sheep."
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