of Eastern Turkistun. 
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1877.] 
Deriving the lineage from that Holy personage, they named him say¬ 
ing : “ Let his name be Sayad ‘Ali Arslan # Khan . 
After the Royal Prince Sayad ‘Ali Arslan Khan had reached the age 
of seven, (they) married ‘Ala-nur Khanem to Toq Buba Bughra Khan 
according to law. From them were born three sons ; these aref Muham¬ 
mad Arslan, Yusuf Arslan (and) Kizil Arslan Khan Padshah. 
Extract XIY. 
It is related by tradition that the Holy Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan’s 
eldest son Hasan Bughra Khan was king at Kashqar. At that time Juqta 
Rashid and Nuqta Rashid, Jigdlu-dlkhalhhdlX of China, came with an 
army of thirty thousand, and beleaguered the city of Kashqar for a certain 
time. 
In the scarcity when the Musulmans became straitened, having dis¬ 
tributed all the provisions (of every sort),§ these did not suffice, and they 
were reduced to the last extremity. Lest he should become || answerable 
for (the deaths of) these Musulmans, Hasan Bughra Khan (together with) 
Yusuf Qadir Khan, Sayad ‘Ali Arslan, with all their nobles, taking a force 
of forty thousand (men), issued out of the city and, drawing up their army, 
stood fast. The infidels also drew up their line of battle and stood. 
They threw themselves on the infidels, and dispersed^ them. The in¬ 
fidels in flight went to the town of Yangi-Hissar. 
Extract XY. 
The Holy Sayad ‘All Arslan, taking a force of ninety thousand (men), 
pursued the infidels. Fighting with them as they went, he joined battle with 
them at a place called TIrtang Qara (the Black Station). Here also there were 
several thousands of infidels. Attacking them, he caused the blood of the 
infidels to flow like the River Jaihun. ## Sword and battle-axe had no effect 
on the Holy Prince. The infidels remained in astonishment. The Jigalu- 
alkhalkhal said : “ Sword and battle-axe have no effect at all on him ; no¬ 
thing pierces him. How may (one) do (that) a sword shall pierce the 
* Arslan means ‘ lion,’ referring to the story of his birth. 
f DnJc for dur is a respectful form. 
% I venture to suppose that this word (unknown to those natives of Turkistan 
whom I have consulted) is a corruj)ted Chinese or Kalmak name of some dignity or 
office. 
§ Lit. “ Water and food.” 
|| Lit. “ Saying, ‘Let me not he answerable for these Musulm&ns.’ ” 
H Faralcanda for paralcanda. 
** The Oxus. Lit. “ From the infidels he caused to flow a Jaihun of blood.” 
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