[Note 1.]—Ábáká died at Hamadan 1st April 1282, twelve years after the defeat of Borrak.
[Note 2.]—This last sentence is in Pauthier’s text, but not in the G. T. The thing was a regular Tartar custom (vol. i. pp. 253, 256), and would scarcely be “reprobated by all.”
[Note 3.]—Acomat Soldan is Ahmad, a younger son of Hulaku, whose Mongol name was Tigúdar, and who had been baptized in his youth by the name of Nicolas, but went over to Islam, and thereby gained favour in Persia. On the death of his brother Ábáká he had a strong party and seized the throne. Arghún continued in sullen defiance, gathering means to assist his claim.
CHAPTER VII.
How Acomat Soldan set out with his Host against his Nephew who was coming to claim the Throne that belonged to him.
⚜ (Relates how Acomat marches with 60,000 horse, and on hearing of the approach of Argon summons his chiefs together and addresses them.)
CHAPTER VIII.
How Argon took Counsel with his Followers about attacking his Uncle Acomat Soldan.
⚜ (Argon, uneasy at hearing of Acomat’s approach, calls together his Barons and counsellors and addresses them.)