TURMATAI* NOVIAN

Was one of the principal generals of Changíz Khán. After the inci­dents in connection with Sulṭán Jalalu'ddín, he invaded India and took Multán. Náṣiru'ddín Ḳabáchah who was governor of that province, opened the gates of his treasury and won over the soldiery, and by his address and valour remedied the disaster.