تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.81.2

13.81.2

When morning came the drums, trumpets and horns were sounded and the ships advanced, and they bombarded them with the mangonels. I saw a stone strike one of those standing near the Sultan. The men in the ships threw themselves into the water with shields and swords in their hands. The Sultan went down into the ʿakīrī, which is like a shalīr, and I threw myself into the water along with the others. We had with us two horse-transports open at the stern, with horses in them, built so that the horseman could mount his horse inside, put on his armour and ride out; and they did so. God permitted its conquest and sent down victory upon the Muslims. We entered by the sword, and most of the infidels went into their sultan's palace; we threw fire into it, so they came out and we seized them. Then the Sultan granted them safety and restored their women and children to them; they numbered about ten thousand. He settled them in the suburb of the city, took up residence in the palace himself and gave the houses near it to the men of his government. He gave me one of their slave girls, named Lamakī, whom I named Mubāraka; her husband wanted to ransom her, but I refused! He also gave me an Egyptian farajiyya robe found in the infidel's treasuries. I stayed with him at Sandābūr from the day of its conquest, which was the thirteenth of Jumādā al-Ūlā, until the middle of Shaʿbān, and then asked his permission to travel; he made me promise to return to him!