《元史·列传·卷十一》
蒙古军士滥杀人民，塔本告诫他们 ：国家根本在于人民，如果把人民杀尽，得其地于国何益；而且滥杀无辜，只能更加坚定敌人与我们对抗的决心，这不是皇上的旨意。 
军士有妄杀人者，塔本戒之曰： 国之本，民也。杀人得地，何益于国。且杀无罪以坚敌心，非上意。 
Mongolian soldiers were killing people indiscriminately, and Taben warned them: "The country's foundation lies in its people. If the people are all killed, what good is it to conquer the land? What's more, killing innocent people will only strengthen the enemy's determination to fight us. This is not the emperor's will."