[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) › 14.1 # The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 14.1 The Chachnamah, an Ancient History of Sind 14.1 - **Language:** English ### [14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.14.1) When Chach had come to know that Agham and his son had a compact with the Samani, and that it was owing to his sorcery, enchantments, magic and counsels, that the war had been prolonged for a year, he had sworn: “If I succeed in taking this fort, I shall seize the Samani, take off his skin, give it to low-caste people to cover drums with it and to beat them till it was torn to pieces.” pieces.’ When the Samani had received information of this oath, he had laughed and said: “It will never be within the power of Chach to destroy me.” When, after a time, the garrison in the fort of Brahmanabad, after battling hard and losing a large number of men, stopped fighting, sued for peace and asked for quarter, peace was made through the intervention of chiefs and heads of tribes between the two parties, and the fort was given up to Chach. Chach entered it and told them: ‘If you wish to go away, no living creature will oppose or prevent you; but if you make up your minds to stay here, then stay by all means.” When Agham’s son and dependents found him favourably inclined towards them, they preferred dwelling there. Chach remained in the town for some time in order to ascertain their disposition. - [Previous: 13.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.13.2.7) - [Next: 14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.14.2) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.14.1) · Pramāṇa