The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 44.2.6

44.2.6

Muhammad Kásim now moved on till he came to the bank of the small channel of Halwáí to the East of Bráhmanábád, and he fixed his camp there. He sent messengers and trustworthy men to Bráhmanábád, calling upon the people of the place to submit and to be enlisted among the faithful. He proposed to them the alternative of accepting Islám or giving tribute. If they would not choose either, they were told to prepare for war. Jaisiah son of Dáhar had gone to Jankan, before the arrival of the above messengers. He picked out 16 men from the notables of the place and posted four of them at each of the four gates of the city, with their respective bands of soldiers. One of these gates was called Jarbateri or Bahdyr and another Satia, the third Manérah and the fourth Salbah. When Muhammad Kasim arrived, he ordered a ditch to be dug, and on Saturday the first of the month of Rajjib, fighting commenced. Every day the infidels came out with drums and gave battle. They were about 40,000 fighting men in number. From morning till late in the evening, both the parties used to fight fiercely with each other, and when the sun, the king of stars, was about to set, they used to go back to their respective camps; that is, the Mussulmans to their trenches and the káfirs to their fort. In this way they warred for six months. When Muhammad Kasim despaired of taking the fort, his mind became full of anxiety. It was now the close of the month of Zi Hajj 93.