Note 32 — II. THE EARLY RAIDS
Reading edition
The account given in Tab. II. 394 of the annual meeting of the “Kings of Khurāsān” near Khwārizm for mutual counsel not only possesses little intrinsic probability, but is obviously intended to magnify the exploits of Muhallab. In this case, fortunately, the authorities quoted by Tab. leave no doubt as to the Azdite origin of the narrative. Madāʾinī’s version is given ib. ll. 19 sq.