حبیب السیر 2.4

2.4

but his son Mahmud wished to prevent him from acceding to this measure. At length, after Jaipal had repeatedly sent messengers and letters, Mahmud also consented to peace. It was agreed that Jaipal should quickly deliver over 1000 dirhams and fifty elephants, and afterwards that he should surrender to the agents of Subuktigin possession of several forts and cities of his country. These were the conditions of the capitulations which were drawn up between them. Jaipal, after he had sent the money and the elephants, despatched several chiefs of his army, by way of hostages, to Subuktigin; and Subuktigin also sent several of the chief men of his threshold, which was the nest of felicity, with Jaipal, in order that they might take possession of the country which had been ceded to Ghaznin. When Jaipal returned to his own country, he placed the book of his engagements on the shelf of forgetfulness, and imprisoned those noblemen, saying, "When Subuktigin sends back those hostages whom he took away with him, I will free these men, but not till then." When Amir Nasiru-d din heard this, he second time hastened to Hind, and subdued Afghán and several other places. Jaipál collected a great army from the cities of those parts of Hindústán, and nearly 100,000 men directed their steps towards the band of the faithful.