History of the Mongols, From the 9th to the 19th Century, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from History of the Mongols, From the 9th to the 19th Century, Vol. 2: The So-Called Tartars of Russia and Central Asia We are told that in the year 918 (22a, when the Uzbegs had acquired great influence in Mavera un nehr, news arrived of the approach of Kasim Khan. The latter marching from his quarters near Mongolistan went to Tarez, the keys of Sairam were given up to him by Ketch Beg, its governor, and thence he went on to Tashkend, but again retired. The Khan Sultan Said went after him and overtook him at the river Chu. Kasim was then past sixty and going on towards seventy, and did not go to meet the Khan, but sent some of his sultans, such as Ianish Khan, Benish Khan, &c., , to the number of thirty or forty, with orders to bend the knee to the Khan. Of this number janish Khan and Benish Khan were very aged. When they kneeled the Khan rose, and he remained seated while the others did obeisance. Kasim treated the Khan with a courtesy the latter never forgot, and he always described him as a man of worth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.