Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Vol. I, Part I: History of Gujarat c19.s2.t1.114
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Vol. I, Part I: History of Gujarát c19.s2.t1.114
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¹ The Rauzat-us-Safa (Lithgd. Edition, IV. 48) speaks of Mahmúd's project of making Somnáth his capital and not Anhilwára as stated by Farishtah (I. 57, Original Persian Text). The Rauzat-us-Safa says that when Mahmúd had conquered Somnáth he wished to fix his residence there for some years as the country was very large and had a great many advantages including mines of pure gold and rubies brought from Sarandib or Ceylon which he represents as a dependency of Gujarat. At last he yielded to his minister's advice and agreed to return to Khurásán.