The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 45.2.1

45.2.1

Henceforth, the Brahmins and the officers newly appointed spread themselves over different parts of the country, and told the people: "O ye respectable and well-known gentlemen of the place, all of you know that Dahar is killed, and that the rule of the infidels has terminated entirely. Now, all the country, whether Sind or Hind, is under the absolute sway of the people of Arabia. Before them, the highest and the lowest, the townsmen and the countrymen, are alike, and whatever we few do, must be considered as done under the direction of the great king. They have sent us to you on a mission, having given us splendid hopes. If we would not submit to these Arabs and obey them, neither any property will be left with us nor any other means of subsistence. We are reduced to a helpless condition, and it is only through the kindness and goodness of the masters of the kingdom, that we can hope to secure position or respect. Otherwise we will be instantly driven away, and cut off root and branch from our native land. If you do not submit to the payment of the tribute fixed on you, we may have to bear a heavier burden still. We shall, however be on the look-out for a favourable opportunity to emigrate to some town in the land of Hind and Sind with our families, and then we shall be quite safe. We must needs go to such a place, for nothing is more valuable to a man than his personal safety.