The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.412

v3.c20.412

‘Imād-ud-Mulk Sartīz, governor of Sind, marched against the rebels, and Wunār fled to his tribe, but Qaisar sustained a siege of forty days in Sihwān and eventually surrendered on receiving an assurance that his life would be spared, but ‘Imād-ul-Mulk broke faith with him, and put him and large numbers of his followers to death. Many were flayed, and their skins, stuffed with straw, were suspended from the walls and public buildings of the city. The sight of these miserable relics so horrified Ibn Batūtah, who was compelled by the heat of the weather to sleep in the open air, as to hasten his departure from the city. After some stay at Multān he travelled by way of Abohar, Pākpattan, Sirsa, and Hānsī to Delhi. His account of the journey illustrates Muhammad’s lavish hospitality to foreigners visiting his dominions and the disorder prevailing in the country.