Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 208.2.8
History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 208.2.8
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208.2.8
They replied, they were men of the desert, without teachers: they knew there was a sky, earth, and water, and fire; that they had no wants but the necessary articles of food; but begged his Majesty to send teachers among them, in order that they might become true Mahomedans. The Kutchies are a large, tall, robust race, extremely active, and notoriously good archers. Many of the chiefs of the tribe accompanied the King on his return to Moostufabad, where they imbibed the true principles of the faith; after which, a constant intercourse was kept up between that city and these people.