Khazaʾin al-futuh 15: Capture of Southern Mathra (Madura).

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After five days, the royal canopy moved from Bírdhúl on Thursday, the 17th of Zí-l ka'da, and arrived at Khám, and five days afterwards they arrived at the city Mathra (Madura), the dwelling-place of the brother of the Rái Sundar Pándyá. They found the city empty, for the Rái had fled with the Ránís, but had left two or three elephants in the temple of Jagnár (Jaggannáth)." The elephants were captured and the temple burnt. When the Malik came to take a muster of his captured elephants they extended over a length of three parasangs, and amounted to five hundred and twelve, besides five thousand horses, Arabian and Syrian, and five hundred mans of jewels of every description — diamonds, pearls, emeralds, and rubies.