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The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 171: Capitulation of the fort of Alor.

Chach-náma (extracts) 171

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When this became known, the people of the city, great and small, said they had heard of the honesty, prudence, justice, equity, and generosity of Muhammad Kasim, and his faithful observance of his words and promises, and they had witnessed the same. They would send him a message by some trustworthy person, pray for mercy, and surrender the fort. When Fufi was assured of Dahir's death, and of the wavering of the people, he came out of the fort with all his relations and dependants, at the time when the king of the stars had passed behind the black curtain of night, and went towards Chitor (Jaipur). His brother Jaisiya and other sons of Dahir were there, and had taken up their residence at a village called Nuzul-Sandal. There was a man of the tribe of 'Allafi in Alor, who had made friendship with Fufi; he wrote information of Fufi's retirement and flight, and having fastened the paper to an arrow shot it (into the camp, informing the Arabs) that Fufi, son of Dahir had abdicated the chiefship of Alor, and had departed. Muhammad Kasim then sent his brave warriors to fight, and they ascended the ramparts of the fort and made the assault.