[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Conquests (711–1206)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest) › [Chachnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama) › [Chach-nama (extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-elliot) › 142 # The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 142: The Rai of Kashmir gives presents to Jaisiya son of Dahir. Chach-náma (extracts) 142 - **Language:** English ### [142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-elliot.142) The day on which they met, the Rai of Kashmir gave fifty horses with saddles, and two hundred valuable suits of apparel to his officers. Hamim, son of Sama the Syrian, was sent to the fief of Shakalha. When he went a second time to see the Rai of Kashmir, he was again received with great respect and honour, and an umbrella, a chair, and other presents were given to him. These are honours which are bestowed upon great kings. With great respect and ostentation he was re-conducted to his tenure in the plains. After staying there some time he expired in Shakalha, and was succeeded by Hamim, son of Sama, whose descendants remain there to this day. He founded masjids there, and obtained great honour and regard. He was much respected by the king of Kashmir. When Jaisiya went to Jaipur, and stayed there, he wrote letters to Fufi, son of Dahir, at Alor. He informed him of the cause of his leaving the country, and advised him to hold out in that part. Fufi, son of Dahir, received much encouragement on reading the letter, and on learning that he had gone away to Jaipur. When Muhammad Kasim had fought for six months at Brahmanabad, and war was protracted for a long time, and the news of Jaisiya was received from Chanesar, four of the chief merchants of the city consulted together at the gate of the fort, which is called Jawetari. They said the Arabs have conquered the whole territory, Dahir has been killed, Jaisiya is king, and the fort has been besieged for a space of six months; we have neither power nor wealth to enable us to fight with the enemy, nor can we make peace with him. If he stay a few days more, he will at last be victorious, and we have no ground on which to ask protection from him. We are not able to stand any more before that army; we should, therefore, now join together, and sallying out attack Kasim, or be slain in the attempt; for if peace be made, all those found in arms will be slain, but all the rest of the people, the merchants, the handicraftsmen, and the cultivators, will find protection. And if they could get any assurance, it was better, they said, to make terms and surrender the fort to him. He would take them under his protection, and they would find him their supporter if they would follow rules of allegiance. To this opinion they all agreed. They sent their messengers, and craved for themselves and their families exemption from death and captivity. - [Previous: 141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-elliot.141) - [Next: 143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-elliot.143) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-elliot.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-elliot.142) · Pramāṇa