and al-Jaliq (1) and others, who told the people of the rout they had witnessed at the very outset, though they had seen nothing of what followed. Great anxiety and intense fear spread among the populace, and many prepared to flee (2). While they were in that state, the royal couriers (3) arrived and informed them of all that had taken place, both at the beginning and at the end; the people regained their composure and rejoiced exceedingly (4)—all praise and favor belong to Allah.
Then, on the twenty-second of Rajab, the Sultan entered Damascus (5). Ahead of him marched the captives, holding spears on whose tips were tufts (6) from the heads of the slain (7). It was a memorable day. With the Sultan was a party from among Sanqar al-Ashqar’s men, including ʿAlam al-Din al-Duwaydari, and the Sultan alighted at the Citadel, divinely aided and victorious (8). Affection for him and prayers on his behalf multiplied. Sanqar al-Ashqar had taken his leave of the Sultan at Homs and returned to Ṣahyūn.
As for the Tatars, they fled in the most wretched and miserable condition, snatched away from every side and slain in every pass. When they reached the Euphrates, most of them drowned; the people of al-Bira descended upon them, killing a great many and capturing others (9). The royal armies pursued them, driving them out of the lands until Allah granted the people relief from them.
Several leading emirs were martyred in this engagement, among them the great emir al-Hajj ʿIzz al-Din Azdamur al-Jamdār. He was the one who wounded the Tatar king that day, Mankutamur: he risked his life, feigned a leap toward him, reversed his lance, and, when he reached him, struck and wounded him. They killed him in turn—may Allah have mercy upon him—and he was buried near the shrine of Khalid (10).
The Sultan departed Damascus for Egypt on Sunday, the second of Shaʿban, while the people prayed for him (11). ʿAlam al-Din al-Duwaydari went out with him, but returned from Gaza after the Sultan appointed him as shadd (12) over Syria and charged him with overseeing its affairs. The Sultan entered Egypt on the twelfth of Shaʿban (13).