[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) › [The Chachnamah, an Ancient History of Sind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg) › 13.1.3 # The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 13.1.3 The Chachnamah, an Ancient History of Sind 13.1.3 - **Language:** English ### [13.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.13.1.3) At an auspicious time, found out by astrologers after consulting the stars, he gave marching orders. After doing many a day’s journey and passing several stages, he arrived at the fortified town of Babiah, which is situated on the southern bank of the river Beas. The ruler of that fort commenced hostilities with him. But after a great and bloody battle the ruler of Babiah fled, and threw himself into the fort, and Rai Chach was the victor. He made a halt there, (laying siege to the fort,) for some time, during which corn became scarce, and the cutting of crops, grass and firewood impossible. When the people in the fort were reduced to this strait, the ruler of the place, one night, after the world had put on the black garment of night, and the king of stars had gone behind the dark curtain of night, left that fort, and went to that of Iskandah, and encamped in the suburbs of that town. This fortified town, too, belonged to him, and it was stronger than the first. When he bivouaced on a meadow attached to the town, he sent some men to gather information from the enemy’s camp. A spy soon came and said that Chach had entered into the fort of Babiah and was staying there. When Chach learnt that the ruler of Babiah had gone to the fort of Iskandah, he appointed an upright man out of the nobles of the country to be in charge of the fort, and himself started in the direction of Iskandah, and fixed his camp in the outskirts of that town. - [Previous: 13.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.13.1.2) - [Next: 13.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.13.1.4) - [Up: 13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.13.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.13.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.13.1.3) · Pramāṇa