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The people of Sawandari came out to meet him and sued for peace, which was granted them, on the condition that they should entertain the Muhammadans and furnish guides. At this time they profess the Muhammadan creed. After that he went to Basmad, where the inhabitants obtained peace on the same terms as those accorded to the Sawandrians. At last he reached Alrur, one of the cities of Sind. It is situated on a hill. Muhammad besieged it for several months, and compelled it to surrender promising to spare the lives of the inhabitants and not touch the temples (budd). "The temples," he said, "shall be unto us, like as the churches of the Christians, the synagogues of the Jews, and the fire temples of the Magians." He imposed, however, the tribute upon the inhabitants, and built a mosque in the city. > — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter) > Muhammad advanced to Alsaka, a town on this side of the Biyas, which was captured by him, and is now in ruins. He then crossed the Biyas, and went towards Multan, where, in the action which ensued, Zaida, the son of 'Umur, of the tribe of Tai, covered himself with glory. The infidels retreated in disorder into the town, and Muhammad commenced the siege, but the provisions being exhausted, the Musulmans were reduced to eat asses. Then came there forward a man who sued for quarter, and pointed out to them an aqueduct, by which the inhabitants were supplied with drinking water from the river of Basmad. It flowed within the city into a reservoir like a well, which they call talah. Muhammad destroyed the water-course; upon which the inhabitants, oppressed with thirst, surrendered at discretion. He massacred the men capable of bearing arms, but the children were taken captive, as well as the ministers of the temple, to the number of six thousand. The Musulmans found there much gold in a chamber ten cubits long by eight broad, and there was an aperture above, through which the gold was poured into the chamber. Hence they call Multan "the Frontier of the House of Gold," for farj means "a frontier." The temple (budd) of Multan received rich presents and offerings, and to it the people of Sind resorted as a place of pilgrimage. They circumambulated it, and shaved their heads and beards. They conceived that the image was that of the prophet Job,—God's peace be on him! > — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter) > 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: 85.30](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.30) - [Next: 85.32](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.32) - [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.2.6) — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.31](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.31) · Pramāṇa