armour; in the old fashion, they had hung, on the left side, a haversack (ckantai) and an outer bag,1 and three or four things such as women usually hang on their collars, perfume-holders and various receptacles ;2 in the same way, three or four things hung on the right side also.
From there we went to Tashkint. My Elder Khan dada also had come out for the meeting, some 3 or qyighach (12 to 15 m.) along the road. He had had an awning set up in a chosen spot and was seated there. The Younger Khan went up directly in front of him; on getting near, fetched a circle, from right to left, round him ; then dismounted before him. After advancing to the place of interview (kurushur yir), he nine times bent the knee; that done, went close and saw (his brother). The Elder Khan, in his turn, had risen when the Younger Khan drew near. They looked long at one another (kurushtlldr) and long stood in close embrace (quchushub). The Younger Khan again bent the knee nine times when retiring, many times also on offering his gift; after that, he went and sat down.
All his men had adorned themselves in Mughiil fashion. There they were in Mughiil caps (burk); long coats of Chinese satin, broidered with stitchery, Mughiil quivers and saddles of green shagreen-leather, and Mughiil horses adorned in a unique fashion. He had brought rather few men, over 1000 and under 2000 may-be. He was a man of singular manners, a mighty master of the sword, and brave. Amongst arms he preferred to trust to the sword. He used to say that of arms there are, the shash-par3 (six-flanged mace), the piydzl (rugged mace), the klstin* the tabar-zln (saddle-hatchet) and the baltu (battle-axe),
1 task ckantai. These words have been taken to mean whet-stone (bilgiitash). I have found no authority for leading task as whet-stone. Moreover to allow ' bag of the stone ' to be read would require task (nlng) chantal-si in the text.
2 lit. bag-like things. Some will have held spare bow-strings and archers' rings, and other articles of ' repairing kit.' With the gifts, it seems probable that the gosha-glr (I. 107) was given.
3 Vullers, clava sex foliis.
4 Zenker, casse-ttte. Klstin would seem to be formed from the root, kis, cutting, but M. de C. describes it as a ball attached by a strap or chain to a handle. Saugl&kk, a sort of mace {gurz).
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