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BEGINNING OF THE HISTORY OF OGETEI AN<br />

dead a qarachu367 like Korgiiz has spoken such big words." Qa'an<br />

gave orders that he was to be arrested and his mouth filled with earth<br />

until he died. [Korgiiz] had in the meantime returned to Khurasan.<br />

<strong>The</strong> messengers <strong>of</strong> that princess brought to the son <strong>of</strong> Kiil-Bolat a<br />

yarligh commanding him to seize Korgiiz and hand him over to them.<br />

Korgiiz fled and entered the castle <strong>of</strong> Tus. After 3 days' fighting he was<br />

taken out, dragged <strong>of</strong>f in chains and delivered up to them. <strong>The</strong>y took<br />

him away and put him to death by thrusting earth into his mouth.368<br />

Praise be to God, Lord <strong>of</strong> the worlds!<br />

History <strong>of</strong> the strange and unusual occurrences<br />

that happened during this period - - — -369<br />

367 That is, " man <strong>of</strong> the people," " commoner."<br />

368 <strong>The</strong> whole section on Korgiiz, with the exception <strong>of</strong> the detailed account <strong>of</strong> his<br />

quarrel with Kuje'iir, is abridged from Juvaini (HWC, pp. 493-505).<br />

369 Blank in all the MSS.<br />

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