[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) › [Tāj al-maʾāthir](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.taj-al-maathir) › [Taju-l Ma-asir (extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.taj-al-maathir~en-elliot) › 8 # Taj al-maʾathir 8: Capture of Dehli. Táju-l Ma-ásir (extracts) 8 - **Language:** English ### [8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.taj-al-maathir~en-elliot.8) He then marched and encamped under the fort of Dehli, which was also captured, "and the standards of the State were also carried into the neighbouring tracts. The conqueror entered the city of Dehli, which is the source of wealth and the foundation of blessedness." The city and its vicinity was freed from idols and idol-worship, and in the sanctuaries of the images of the Gods, mosques were raised by the worshippers of one God." - [Previous: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.taj-al-maathir~en-elliot.7) - [Next: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.taj-al-maathir~en-elliot.9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.taj-al-maathir~en-elliot.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.taj-al-maathir~en-elliot.8) · Pramāṇa