[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Islamic world](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl) › [Arabic](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar) › [History](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh) › [فتوح البلدان](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan) › 85.28 # فتوح البلدان 85.28 فتوح البلدان 85.28 - **Language:** Arabic ### [85.28](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.28) فتركته تحت العجاج مجدلا متعفر الخدين غير مؤسد > Muhammad sought the means of crossing the Mihran, and effected the passage in a place which adjoined the dominions of Basil, chief of Kassa, in Hind, upon a bridge which he had caused to be constructed. Dahir had neglected every precaution, not believing that the Musulmans would dare to advance so far. Muhammad and his Musulmans encountered Dahir mounted on his elephant, and surrounded by many of these animals, and his Takakaras \[Thakurs\] were near his person. A dreadful conflict ensued, such as had never been heard of. Dahir dismounted and fought valiantly, but he was killed towards the evening, when the idolaters fled, and the Musulmans glutted themselves with massacre. According to Al Madaini, the slayer of Dahir was a man of the tribe of Kalab, who composed some verses upon the occasion. \* \* \* Various authors concur in saying that Muhammad took the village of Rawar by assault, in which city there was a wife of Dahir, who, afraid of being captured, burned herself along with her handmaids and all that she possessed. Then Muhammad, son of Kasim, went to old Brahmanabad, two parasangs from Mansura, which town indeed did not then exist, its site being a forest. The remnant of the army of Dahir rallied at Brahmanabad and resistance being made, Muhammad was obliged to resort to force, when eight, or as some say, twenty-six thousand men were put to the sword. He left a prefect there. The place is now in ruins. > — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter) - [Previous: 85.27](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.27) - [Next: 85.29](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.29) - [Up: 85](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85) ## Translations (1) - [Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan~en-elliot.2.5) — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.28](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.28) · Pramāṇa