Imám Abú-l Fazl al Hasan Baihakí relates in the Tárikh-i
Násirí, that Sultán Sa'íd Mahmúd heard from his father, Amír
Subuktigín,*
that his (Subuktigín's) father was called Kará-
Imám Muhammad 'Alí Abu-l Kásim Hamádí says in his
Táríkh-i Majdúl, that Amír Subuktigín was a descendant of
King Yazdajird. When this monarch was slain in a mill in
the country of Merv, in the reign of the commander of the faithful
'Usmán, his followers and dependants (atbá' wa ashyá'), came
to Turkistán, and entering into intermarriages with the people
of that country after two or three generations (their descendants)
became Turks. Their palaces in this country are still standing.
The following is a genealogical table of this race:—Amír Subuk-
Imám Abú-l Fazl Baihakí writes that Nasr Hájí was a trader
in the reign of 'Abdu-l Malik Núh Sámání. He bought Subuk-
Eight years afterwards Alptigín died,*
and was succeeded by
his son Is'hák. This chief fought with Anúk, and being defeated
he went to Bukhárá, where he succeeded in obtaining assistance
from Amír Mansúr Núh. Thus strengthened, he returned and
retook Ghazní. One year later he expired, and Bilkátigín,*
the
chief of the Turks, was raised to his place. This chief was a
very just and religious man, and was one of the greatest warriors
in the world. He died after a reign of two years. Amír Subuk-