Khazaʾin al-futuh 8: The Conquest of Rantambhor and Jhíin.

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The king himself went to conduct the siege of Rantambhor. "The Saturnian Hindús, who pretend to relation with that planet, had for purposes of defence collected fire in each bastion. Every day the fire of those infernals fell on the light of the Musulmáns, and as there were no means of extinguishing it they filled bags with earth and prepared entrenchments. You might have said that the sewing up of the bags containing the sand looked as if the king of the earth was preparing to invest the fortress with an earthen robe of honour. When the bank of the entrenchment had reached the height of the western bastion of the fortress, the Royal Westerns, shot large earthen balls against that infidel fort, so that the hearts of the Hindus began to quail."
"Some newly converted Musulmáns among the ill-starred Mughals had turned their faces from the sun of Islám, and joined those Saturnians;" but they discharged their arrows ineffectually against the party they had deserted. "The victorious array remained encamped under that fort from the month of Rajab to Zí-l ka'da." Every day they collected at the foot of their outwork or entrenchment, and made vigorous attacks, rushing like salamanders through the fire which surrounded them. "The stones which were shot from the catapults and balistas, within and without the fort, encountered each other halfway, and emitted lightning. They fell upon the fort like hailstones, and when the garrison ate them, they became cold and dead." "No provisions remained in the fort, and famine prevailed to such an extent, that a grain of rice was purchased for two grains of gold." One night the Rái lit a fire at the top of the hill, and threw his women and family into the flames, and rushing on the enemy with a few devoted adherents, they sacrificed their lives in despair. "On the fortunate date of the 3rd of Zí-l ka'da a.h. 700 (July, 1301 a.d.), this strong fort was taken by the slaughter of the stinking Rái." Jhain was also captured, "an iron fort, an ancient abode of idolatry, and a new city of the people of the faith arose." The temple of Bahir Deo, and the temples of other gods, were all razed to the ground.