Conduct of Alla-ood-Deen, after the capture of Ghizny, towards the inhabitants. — Khoosrow attempts to recover Ghizny, but is deterred, owing to the death of Sooltan Sunjur Suljooky. — Ghizny occupied by the Ghiza Toorkmans. — Death of Sooltan Khoosrow.
SOOLTAN KHOOSROW, the son of Beiram, leaving the kingdom of Ghizny to his enemies, marched to Lahore, where he was saluted King by the unanimous voice of his people. In the mean time, Alla-ood-deen Ghoory entered Ghizny with little opposition, and that noble city was given up to flame, slaughter, and devastation. The massacre continued for the space of seven days, in which time pity seemed to have fled from the earth, and the fiery spirits of demons to actuate men. Alla-ood-Deen, who for his conduct on this occasion is justly denominated Jehansooz (the incendiary of the world), as if insatiate of revenge, carried a number of the most venerable and learned men in chains to Feroz-Kooh, to adorn his triumph, where he ordered their throats to be cut, tempering earth with their blood, with which he plastered the walls of his native city.
After the return of Alla-ood-Deen to Ghoor,
Sooltan Khoosrow, hoping to recover his lost kingdom
of Ghizny, and depending on the assistance
of Sooltan Sunjur Suljooky, marched from Lahore;
but when he arrived on the borders of Ghizny,
he received intelligence that Sooltan Sunjur had
been defeated and taken prisoner by the Toork-
A. H. 555.
A. D. 1160.
Sooltan Khoosran died at Lahore in
the year 555, after a reign of seven
years.