The Khan himself was killed; and the flying host was pursued to the banks of the Oxus.

The whole of the camp equipage fell into the hands of the victors; and Khatoun, the wife of the great Khan, was taken.

The plunder was of enormous value, and comprised the royal crown with its rich setting of pearls.

After this success, Varahran, to complete his victory, sent one of his generals across the Oxus at the head of a large force, and falling upon the Tatars in their own country defeated them a second time with great slaughter.

The enemy then prayed for peace, which was granted them by the victorious Varahran, who at the same time erected a column to mark the boundary of his empire in this quarter, and, appointing his brother Narses governor of Khorassan, ordered him to fix his residence at Balkh, and to prevent the Tatars from making incursions across the Oxus.