The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 160: Muhammad Kasim calls for Sisakar, the minister.

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He then called the minister Sisakar and Moka Bisaya, and asked them what was the position of the Jats of Lohana in the time of Chach and Dahir, and how were they dealt with? Sisakar, the minister, replied in the presence of Moka Bisaya that in the reign of Rai Chach, the Lohanas, viz. Lakha and Samma, were not allowed to wear soft clothes, or cover their heads with velvet; but they used to wear a black blanket beneath, and throw a sheet of coarse cloth over their shoulders. They kept their heads and feet naked. Whenever they put on soft clothes they were fined. They used to take their dogs with them when they went out of doors, so that they might by this means be recognized. No chief was permitted to ride on a horse. Wherever guides were required by the kings they had to perform the duty, and it was their business to supply escorts and conduct parties from one tribe to another. If any of their chiefs or ranas rode upon a horse, he had no saddle or bridle, but threw a blanket on its back, and then mounted. If an injury befel a person on the road, these tribes had to answer for it; and if any person of their tribe committed a theft, it was the duty of their head men to burn him and his family and children. The caravans used to travel day and night under their guidance. There is no distinction among them of great and small. They have the disposition of savages, and always rebelled against their sovereign. They plunder on the roads, and within the territory of Debal all join with them in their highway robberies. It is their duty to send fire-wood for the kitchen of the kings, and to serve them as menials and guards." On hearing this, Muhammad Kasim said, "What disgusting people they are. They are just like the savages of Persia and the mountains." Muhammad Kasim maintained the same rules regarding them. As the Commander of the faithful, 'Umar, son of Khitab, had ordered respecting the people of Sham, So did Muhammad Kasim also make a rule that every guest should be entertained for one day and night, but if he fell sick then for three days and nights.